(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Name of Exchange on Which Registered

Class A common shares, par value US$0.0001 per share

New York Stock Exchange*

*

Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing on New York Stock Exchange of the American depositary shares, or the ADSs. Currently, one ADS represents five Class A common shares.

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the Issuers classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered
by the annual report. 247,818,186 Class A common shares (excluding 2,603,530 Class A common shares represented by ADSs that are reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options and 4,646,245 Class A common shares
represented by ADSs that have been repurchased but not cancelled), par value US$0.0001 per share, and 53,956,491 Class B common shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, as of December 31, 2013.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act. Yes ¨ No x

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data
File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such
files). Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of
accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer ¨
Accelerated filer x Non-accelerated
filer ¨

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used
to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

U.S. GAAP x

International Financial Reporting Standards as issued

by the International Accounting Standards Board ¨

Other ¨

If Other has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which
financial statement item the registrant has elected to
follow. Item 17 ¨ Item 18 ¨

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act). Yes ¨ No x

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ¨ No ¨

Unless otherwise indicated and except where the context otherwise requires, references in this annual report on Form 20-F to:

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we, us, our company, our, and NQ refer to NQ Mobile Inc. and its subsidiaries and consolidated affiliated entities, as the context may require;

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shares or common shares refers to our Class A and Class B common shares, par value US$0.0001 per share;

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Renminbi or RMB refers to the legal currency of China;

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registered user account or activated user account means a user account that was registered with us. We calculate registered user accounts for any particular period as the cumulative number of
user accounts at the end of the relevant period. Because every time a person activates one of our mobile products after the initial installation, a unique registered user account is generated, and each person can install and activate more than one
of our products on his or her smart device, each smart device could be associated with more than one of our registered user accounts. In addition, each person could have more than one smart device with our mobile products installed and activated.
Consequently, the number of registered user accounts we present in this annual report overstates the number of persons who are our registered users;

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active user account for a specific period means a registered user account that has accessed our services at least once during such relevant period; and

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premium user account means a user account that generates revenues either through direct payment or through indirect payment from third party developers and advertisers. The premium user account metric we use
for the year ended December 31, 2013 replaces the paying user account metric we use for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2012, which refers to a user account that has paid or subscribed for our premium services during the relevant
period, as we expanded the monetization of our active user accounts in 2013. The numbers of premium user accounts should not be compared with the number of paying user accounts.

This annual report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of
historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made under the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

You can identify these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as may, will, expect, is
expected to, anticipate, aim, estimate, intend, plan, believe, is/are likely to or other similar expressions. We have based these forward-looking statements
largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. These forward-looking statements include,
but are not limited to, statements about:

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our goals and strategies;

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our future business development, financial condition and results of operations;

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the expected growth of the industries that we operate in China and globally;

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our expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of our products and services;

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our expectations regarding the retention and strengthening of our relationships with key business partners and customers;

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competition in our industries in China and globally;

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relevant government policies and regulations relating to our industries; and

You should thoroughly read this annual report and the documents that we refer to herein with the understanding that our actual future results
may be materially different from and/or worse than what we expect. Other sections of this annual report, including the Risk Factors and Operating and Financial Review and Prospects sections, discuss factors which could adversely impact our business
and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in an evolving environment. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business
or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

You should not rely upon forward-looking statements we make as predictions of future events. The forward-looking statements made in this
annual report relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in this annual report. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

The following table presents the selected consolidated
financial information for our company. The selected consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) data for the three years ended December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2012 and
2013 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements, which are included in this annual report beginning on page F-1. Our selected consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) data for the years ended December 31,
2009 and 2010 and our consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements not included in this annual report. We reclassified our revenues into the
following categories in 2013: mobile value added services (including consumer mobile security and mobile games), enterprise mobility, advertising services and other services. As a result, we reclassified the presentation of the revenue categories
for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 in conformity with these new revenue categories. Our selected consolidated financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States, or U.S. GAAP. Our historical results for any period are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any future period. You should read the following selected financial information in conjunction with the consolidated
financial statements and related notes and the information under Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects included elsewhere in this annual report.

Each ADS represents five Class A common shares. Net (loss)/earnings per ADS is calculated based on net (loss)/earnings per Class A and Class B common shares multiplied by five.

For the Year Ended December 31,

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

(in thousands of dollars)

Summary Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:

Cash and cash equivalents

1,704

17,966

69,510

18,862

179,718

Total current assets

7,645

44,611

156,258

199,856

417,292

Total assets

10,339

48,404

160,482

247,718

609,362

Total current liabilities

2,161

5,562

12,231

32,286

93,883

Total liabilities

2,161

5,749

12,231

34,369

269,206

Total shareholders (deficit)/equity

(10,173

)

(8,323

)

148,251

213,349

340,156

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement the net income/(loss) presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we use adjusted net income/(loss) as a non-GAAP financial
measure. We define adjusted net income/(loss) as net income/(loss) excluding share-based compensation expenses. We present adjusted net income/(loss) because it is used by our management to evaluate our operating performance, in addition to net
income/(loss) prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We also believe it is useful supplemental information for investors and analysts to assess our operating performance without the effect of non-GAAP adjustments.

The use of adjusted net income/(loss) has material limitations as an analytical tool. A limitation of using non-GAAP cost of revenues,
operating expenses, income from operations and net income, excluding share-based compensation expenses, is that these items have been and may continue to be significant expenses in our business for the foreseeable future. In addition, because
adjusted net income/(loss) is not calculated in the same manner by all companies, it may not be comparable to other similar titled measures used by other companies. In light of the foregoing limitations, you should not consider adjusted net
income/(loss) as a substitute for or superior to net income/(loss) prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We encourage investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

The following table sets forth the calculation of adjusted net income/(loss), which is determined by adding back non-GAAP adjustments to our
net income/(loss) presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

For the Year Ended December 31,

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

(in thousands of dollars)

Net (loss)/income

(5,151

)

(9,830

)

10,250

9,962

(1,333

)

Add: share-based compensation expenses

1,178

12,566

10,672

24,543

55,404

Adjusted net (loss)/income

(3,973

)

2,736

20,922

34,505

54,071

Selected Operating Data

We monitor certain key operating metrics that we believe are important to our financial performance. As our business evolves and we continue to
gain further insight into our growing business, we may change the method of calculating our key operating metrics to address uncertainties in these metrics or add new key operating metrics to reflect the changes in our business.

Our registered user accounts may overstate the actual number of our individual registered users, and our active, paying and premium user
accounts derived from our operational system may differ from the actual numbers of active, paying and premium users. For more information, see Item 3. Key InformationD. Risk Factors  Risks Related to Our Business and
Industry  The number of our registered user accounts overstates the number of unique individuals who register to use our products. Our active, paying and premium user account figures may differ from the actual numbers of active, paying
and premium users.

The following tables set forth our registered user accounts as of December 31, 2009, 2010,
2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively, as well as the average monthly active user accounts, average monthly paying user accounts and average monthly premium user accounts for the three months ended December 31, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013,
respectively.

Our Freemium subscription business model for consumer mobile security services is relatively new in our industry and we may not be able
to continuously meet user demand and increase the number of premium users, which may have material and adverse effects on our business and results of operations.

We offer our consumer mobile security services to users globally through an innovative Freemium business model. Our Freemium
business model provides users with free services and the ability to upgrade to a selection of premium services either by paying subscription fees or engaging in our offer wall. Our offer wall, launched in March 2013, provides a selection of
self-developed and third-party sponsored applications, including mobile games. The offer wall allows users to accumulate points for downloading these applications and to use such points to upgrade to our premium services, as an alternative to paying
subscription fees for the premium services. The success of our business model depends on, among other factors, our ability to convert our registered user accounts into premium user accounts and our ability to encourage user spending on additional
products and services and user engagement in our advertising platform and mobile games. Although we constantly monitor and research user needs, we may be unable to meet user demands on a continuous basis or anticipate future user demands, which may
adversely affect our ability to convert free user accounts into premium user accounts, and materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations. Current premium users may also choose not to renew their subscriptions, click on our
mobile advertisement or pay for mobile games through our offer wall. In addition, we may not be able to maintain and increase the prices of our premium products and services, which may have material and adverse effects on our growth and prospects.

The mobile security, privacy and productivity industry may not grow as quickly as expected,
which may materially and adversely affect our business and prospects of future growth.

A significant portion of our business and
prospects depend on the continued development of the mobile security, privacy and productivity industry in China and overseas. As a relatively new industry, the mobile security, privacy and productivity industry has only begun to experience
substantial growth in recent years both in terms of number of users and revenues. We cannot assure you, however, that the industry will continue to grow as rapidly as it has in the recent past. The growth of the mobile security, privacy and
productivity industry is affected by numerous factors, such as users general communication experience, technological innovations, development of smart devices and other mobile devices, development of mobile Internet-based telecommunication
services and applications, regulatory changes and the macroeconomic environment. If the mobile security, privacy and productivity industry in China or globally does not grow as quickly as expected or if we fail to benefit from such growth by
successfully implementing our business strategies, our business and prospects may be materially and adversely affected.

Our
business is increasingly subject to the risks of international operations, which could significantly affect our financial condition and operating results.

International expansion forms an important component of our growth strategy. Expanding our business internationally exposes us to a number of
risks, including:

increased costs associated with doing business in foreign jurisdictions.

Our financial
condition and operating results also could be significantly affected by these and other risks associated with overseas activities. Furthermore, we are in the process of implementing policies and procedures designed to facilitate compliance with laws
and regulations in foreign jurisdictions applicable to us, but there can be no assurance that our employees, contractors or agents will not violate such laws and regulations or our policies. Any such violations could individually or in the aggregate
materially and adversely affect our financial condition and operating results.

We have pursued and may continue to pursue
acquisitions, investments, joint ventures or other strategic alliances, which may be unsuccessful or may expose us to additional risk.

We plan to grow both organically and through acquisitions, investments, joint ventures or other strategic alliances when appropriate
opportunities arise. For example, in 2013 and 2014, we acquired 100% equity interest in Beijing Fanyue Information Technology Co., Ltd., or Fanyue, NQ Mobile (Shenzhen Co., Ltd., or NQ Shenzhen, Best Partners Limited, or Best Partner, Beijing Tianya
Co., Ltd., or Tianya, Chengdu Ruifeng Technology Co., Ltd., or Ruifeng and Beijing Trustek Technology Co., Ltd., or Beijing Trustek, Shanghai Yinlong Information Technology Co., Ltd, and or Yinlong, 70% equity interest in Yipai Tianxia Network
Technology Co., Ltd., or Yipai, 68% equity interest in Tianjin Huayong Wireless Technology Co., Ltd., or Huayong, and 65% equity interest in Beijing Showself Technology Co., Ltd., or Showself. These and any future acquisitions, investments, joint
ventures and strategic alliances may expose us to new operational, regulatory and market risks, as well as risks associated with additional capital requirements, including risks associated with the assimilation of new operations, technologies and
personnel, unforeseen or hidden liabilities, the inability to generate sufficient revenue to offset the costs and expenses of acquisitions, and potentially significant loss of investments. We may not be able to identify suitable future acquisition
or investment candidates or alliance partners. Even if we identify suitable candidates or partners, we may be unable to complete an acquisition, investment or alliance on terms commercially acceptable to us. If we fail to identify appropriate
candidates or partners, or complete the desired acquisitions, investments or alliances, we may not be able to implement our strategies effectively or efficiently. Furthermore, we may not be able to maintain a satisfactory relationship with our joint
venture or other partners or handle other risks associated with our future alliances, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations. Our ability to successfully integrate acquired companies and their operations and our ability
to benefit from our alliances, joint ventures and investments may be adversely affected by a number of factors. These factors include diversion of managements attention, difficulties in retaining personnel of acquired companies, unanticipated
problems or legal liabilities, and tax and accounting issues.

If we fail to integrate acquired companies efficiently, our earnings, revenues, gross margins,
operating margins and business operations could be negatively affected. Furthermore, the acquired companies may not perform to our expectations for various reasons, including legislative or regulatory changes that affect the products and services in
which the acquired companies specialize and the loss of key personnel and customer accounts.

In addition, we issued restricted shares to
the shareholders of certain entities that we acquired in connection with the acquisitions. Such issuances may dilute your interest in our company, and could have a material adverse effect on the price of our ADSs.

If we are not able to realize the benefits envisioned for our acquisitions, investments, joint ventures or other strategic alliances, our
overall profitability and growth plans may be adversely affected.

If we are not successful in executing our strategy of expanding
into the enterprise market, our business and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.

An important part of
our growth strategy is to build on our strong consumer brand while expanding into the enterprise mobility business. Sales to enterprises involve risks that may not be present (or that are present to a lesser extent) with sales to individual
consumers. These risks include:

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increased competition from larger competitors that traditionally target enterprise customers and that may already have purchase commitments from those enterprise customers;

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lower gross and net margins due to the higher costs of revenues and the selling and marketing expenses incurred to develop and expand this new business;

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increased purchasing power and leverage held by enterprise customers in negotiating contractual arrangements with us, e.g., demanding more favorable credit terms;

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longer sales cycles due to a significant evaluation process, and the associated risk that substantial time and resources may be spent on a potential enterprise customer who elects not to purchase our solutions;

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delayed purchases due to their longer implementation cycles resulting from budget constraints, multiple approvals, and unplanned administrative, processing and other delays;

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demands for greater solution functionality and scalability and a broader range of services, including design services and customization to specific industries; and

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more stringent requirements in support services, including stricter support response time and increased penalties for any failure to meet support requirements.

All these factors add further risks to business conducted with enterprise customers. If we are
not successful in executing our strategy of expanding into the enterprise mobility market, our business and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.

The limited operating history of FL Mobile Jiutian Technology Co., Ltd., or FL Mobile, and NationSky make it difficult to evaluate their
future prospects and results of operations.

FL Mobile is one of our consolidated affiliated entities. It is difficult to evaluate
the viability and sustainability of FL Mobiles business because of its limited operating history with mobile games. FL Mobile only started to generate revenue from mobile game operations beginning in 2012. As a result, FL Mobile is exposed to
the risks and uncertainties experienced by early stage companies in evolving industries and the mobile game industry in China in particular. Our success in mobile game operations through FL Mobile depends on, among other factors:

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our ability to maintain and extend our position as the leading mobile game operator in China;

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our ability to continue to obtain and offer new and creative mobile games to attract and retain a larger user base and increase user activity;

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our ability to maintain and expand our distribution network; and

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our ability to upgrade our technology and infrastructure to support increased traffic and expanded offerings of products and services.

NationSky, another one of our consolidated affiliated entities, is a leading provider of device agnostic managed mobile services, mobile
device management services and other mobile SaaS offerings to enterprises in China. It is also difficult to evaluate the viability and sustainability of NationSkys business due to its limited operating history. The success of NationSky depends
on, among other factors:

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ability to maintain and extend our position as a leading provider of mobile services to enterprises in China;

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ability to continue to obtain and offer services catered to the needs of enterprises in China and to attract and retain a large customer base; and

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ability to continue to research, develop and upgrade technology to support the evolving needs of enterprises.

Failure to maintain relationships with top mobile game developers and to maintain operating rights for popular mobile games would
adversely and materially affect our financial results of mobile game operations.

FL Mobile identifies and develops relationships
with top mobile game developers in China and overseas to obtain the operating rights for popular mobile games. Revenues derived from mobile game operations contributed to a significant portion of FL Mobiles total revenues in the year ended
December 31, 2013. If FL Mobile fails to renew the operating rights for popular games after the relevant contracts expire or fails to continually obtain rights to operate new popular games in the future, our mobile game operations results will
be adversely and materially affected.

The mobile games that we offer have finite commercial lifespans. While we seek to extend their commercial lifespans by upgrading them to
include new features that appeal to existing players and attract new players, we cannot assure you that revenues generated by them will not decline in the future as a result of their approaching the end of their commercial lifespans. If we fail to
extend the commercial lifespans of the mobile games, our business and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

The mobile game industry we operate in is new and rapidly changing, which makes it difficult to evaluate our business and prospects.

The mobile game industry is new and rapidly changing. The growth of the mobile game industry and the level of demand and market
acceptance of our content are subject to a high degree of uncertainty. Our future operating results will depend on numerous factors affecting the mobile game industry, many of which are beyond our control, including changes in user demographics,
tastes and preferences, and general economic conditions, particularly economic conditions adversely affecting discretionary consumer spending.

There is no assurance that mobile games will continue to be popular in China or elsewhere. A decline in the popularity of mobile games in
general may adversely affect our business and prospects. In addition, government authorities or industry organizations may adopt new standards that apply to game development. New technologies and new standards may require increases in expenditure
for game development and operations, and we will need to adapt our business to cope with the changes and support these new services to be successful.

The future growth of the mobile advertising industry in China is uncertain.

The mobile advertising industry in China has evolved rapidly in recent years, with developments such as the introduction of new business
models, the development of user preferences, market entry by new competitors and the adoption of new strategies by existing competitors. We expect each of these trends to continue, and we must continue to adapt our strategy to successfully compete
in our target market. There are numerous other technologies and business models in varying stages of development, such as portable tablet computers, netbooks or other mobile Internet handsets involving fourth generation mobile technologies, which
could render certain current technologies or applications obsolete. Accordingly, it is extremely difficult to accurately predict user acceptance and demand for our mobile advertising solutions and the size, composition and growth of the mobile
advertising industry. Furthermore, given the limited history and rapidly evolving nature of these markets, we cannot predict the price that users will be willing to pay for mobile advertising services or whether users will have concerns over
security, reliability, cost and quality of service associated with mobile advertising services. If acceptance of our mobile advertising services is different than anticipated, our ability to maintain or increase our revenues and profits could be
materially and adversely affected.

Undetected errors, flaws or failures in our products or services, failure to detect new security
threats, failure to respond to security events with sufficient speed and efficiency, or failure to maintain updated knowledge repositories could harm our reputation or decrease market acceptance of our consumer mobile security services and products.

Our products and services for consumer mobile security may contain errors, flaws or failures that may only become apparent after
their release, especially in terms of updated versions of our mobile products and services. We receive user feedback in connection with errors, flaws or failures in our products and services from time to time, and such errors, flaws or failures may
also come to our attention during our internal testing process. We generally have been able to resolve such errors, flaws or failures in a timely manner, but we cannot assure you that we will be able to detect and resolve all of them effectively or
in a timely manner. Undetected errors, flaws or failures in our services and products or failure to detect new security threats or respond to such threats with sufficient speed and efficiency may adversely affect user experience and cause our users
to stop using our services and products, which could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.

Maintaining comprehensive repositories of mobile viruses, malware and spam massages helps also
increase the efficiency and accuracy of our mobile security, privacy and productivity products and services. Failure to maintain such updated repositories may materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.

Failure to maintain effective customer support could harm our reputation and our ability to retain both consumer and enterprise
customers, which may materially and adversely affect out results of operations.

Our business is significantly affected by the
overall size of our user base and our ability to monetize our user base, which in turn are determined by, among other factors, their experience with our services and products. Customer support, including customer service and technical support, is
critical to retaining current users and attracting potential users for both our consumer and enterprise businesses. For example, if we otherwise fail to provide effective customer service, our users may be less inclined to use our services or
recommend us to other potential users, and may switch to our competitors mobile services. Some China-based Internet companies have experienced group complaints, sometimes organized by their competitors or people attempting to profit from such
complaints. If we face similar group complaints in a short time frame, we may not be able to effectively handle customer service requests from our users. Failure to maintain effective customer support could harm our reputation and our ability to
retain both consumer and enterprise customers, which may materially and adversely affect out results of operations.

If we fail to
execute our business model of adding compelling new services and monetizing of our active user base, our business, results of operations and financial condition will be materially and adversely affected.

We may be unsuccessful in executing our business model of adding compelling new services and monetizing our active user base for our consumer
mobile security business. Our primary means of monetizing our active user base has been providing our users with diversified security, privacy and productivity service offerings. For example, we have introduced services catering to families which
include security and privacy services. If our family service or other new services are not accepted by our users, our business and financial performance will suffer. In addition, we may introduce new services beyond our current offerings, which may
not be accepted by users and, as a result, affect our revenue growth and operations. If we cannot develop or maintain additional channels of monetizing our active user base and introduce additional services that users find compelling, we will not be
able to continue our recent growth and increase our revenues and profitability.

If we fail to successfully diversify our user
acquisition channels or to successfully acquire new premium users through new channels for our consumer mobile security products and services, our business, results of operations and financial condition will be materially and adversely affected.

The growth of our consumer mobile security business depends on the expansion of our user base and the acquiring of new premium
users for the related products and services. We plan to continue to diversify our user acquisition channels. For example, in 2012 and 2013, we introduced our consumer mobile security services to overseas consumers through additional retail channels,
such as wireless retailers including The Cellular Connection, A Wireless, Go Wireless in the United States and Telkomsel in Indonesia. If we fail to continue to acquire new users through additional new channels or the new channels fail to meet our
expectation to generate new premium users, our business, results of operations and financial condition will be materially and adversely affected.

We operate in a rapidly evolving industry. If we fail to keep up with technological
developments and mobile device users changing requirements, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

The mobile Internet industry is rapidly evolving and subject to continuous technological developments. Our success depends on our ability to
keep up with these technological developments and the resulting changes in user behavior. For example, an increasing number of mobile users have been able to access the Internet via an increasing number of different platforms, including Android,
Symbian, iOS, BlackBerry OS and Windows Phone. Given that we operate in a rapidly evolving industry, we also need to continuously anticipate new security challenges and industry changes and respond to such changes in a timely and effective manner.
There may be changes in the industry landscape as different types of platforms compete with one another for market share. For example, the Android platform has experienced faster growth than other competing platforms in recent years and has now
become the more dominant platform among the smart device operating systems. If we do not adapt our products and services to such changes in an effective and timely manner as more platforms become available or certain platforms become dominant in the
future, we may suffer loss in market share, and although we invest significant resources in research and development, we cannot predict the evolution of smart device operating systems or platforms in terms of releases, features, application
programming interfaces, integrated security, privacy and productivity features. If access to existing smart device operating systems or platforms are changed in any way, thereby adversely affecting our ability to maintain, develop, sell, offer or
distribute our products and services, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

Furthermore, changes in technology may require substantial capital expenditures in research and development as well as in modification of
products, services or infrastructure. If we fail to keep up with technological developments and continue to innovate to meet the needs of our users, our products and services may become less attractive to users, which in turn may adversely affect
our competitiveness, results of operations and prospects.

We may not be able to continue using or adequately protect our
intellectual property rights, which could harm our business and competitive position.

We believe that patents, trademarks, trade
secrets, copyright, and other intellectual property we use are important to our business. We rely on a combination of patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret protection laws in China and other jurisdictions, as well as confidentiality
procedures and contractual provisions to protect our intellectual property. Some of the intellectual property used in our business operations is held by our founders and a third party. We have entered into a license agreement to use such
intellectual property for our business operations, but if the individuals holding the intellectual property fail to perform under these license agreements or if the agreements are terminated for any reason, our business and results of operations may
be negatively impacted, and if we are deemed to be using such intellectual property without due authorization, we may become subject to legal proceedings or sanctions which could harm our business and results of operations. In addition, we have also
invested significant resources to develop our own intellectual property. Failure to maintain or protect intellectual property rights could harm our business, and any unauthorized use of our intellectual property by third parties may adversely affect
our current and future revenues, our reputation and ultimately, our overall business.

The validity, enforceability and scope of
protection available under intellectual property laws with respect to the mobile and Internet industries in China, where a significant part of our business is located, are uncertain and still evolving. Implementation and enforcement of PRC
intellectual property-related laws have historically been somewhat deficient. Accordingly, protection of intellectual property rights in China may not be as effective as in the United States or other countries. Furthermore, policing unauthorized use
of proprietary technology is difficult and expensive, and we may need to resort to litigation to enforce or defend patents issued to us or to determine the enforceability, scope and validity of our proprietary rights or those of others. Such
litigation and an adverse determination in any such litigation, if any, could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention, which could harm our overall business and competitive position.

We may not be able to manage our expansion effectively and our current and planned
resources may not be adequate to support our expanding operations; consequently, our business, results of operations and prospects may be materially and adversely affected.

We have experienced rapid growth since we commenced operations and began offering our first anti-virus services and products for mobile phones
in 2005. The cumulative number of our registered user accounts increased from 35.6 million as of December 31, 2009 to 480.8 million as of December 31, 2013, not including the 106.9 million registered user accounts from FL
Mobile as of December 31, 2013. We also expanded the scale of our operations outside of China, particularly in the United States, and now our operating headquarters are located in both Beijing, China and Dallas, Texas. Our rapid expansion may
expose us to new challenges and risks. To manage the further expansion of our business and the growth of our operations and personnel, we need to continuously expand and enhance our infrastructure and technology as well as improve our operational
and financial systems, procedures and controls. We also need to expand, train and manage our growing employee base. In addition, our management will be required to obtain, maintain or expand relationships with wireless carriers, handset manufacturer
partners, chipmakers and other third-party business partners. We cannot assure you that our current and planned personnel, infrastructure, systems, procedures and controls will be adequate to support our expanding operations. If we fail to manage
our expansions effectively, our business, results of operations and prospects may be materially and adversely affected.

We have
historically derived a majority of our revenues from our smart device users, which may be affected by fluctuations in the smart device market.

We derive most of our net revenues for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013 from mobile value added services, including
mobile security, privacy and productivity applications and mobile games and entertainment, for smart devices. Any significant downturn in the overall demand for smart devices could adversely affect the demand for the mobile security, privacy and
productivity applications and mobile games and entertainment that we provide, which in turn would materially reduce our revenues. Although the smart device market has grown rapidly in recent years, it is uncertain whether the number of smart devices
to be manufactured will grow at a similar rate in the future. To the extent that our future revenues substantially depend on the sales of smart devices, our business would be vulnerable to any downturns in the smart device market.

A significant portion of our revenues historically have been attributable to the users of a limited number of wireless carriers and
smart device manufacturers, and if we are unable to maintain these key relationships or establish new relationships with additional wireless carriers and smart device manufacturers, our revenues would be adversely affected.

In the value-added telecommunications market, wireless carriers and handset manufacturers generally have the power to select software and
application suppliers. We have established strong relationships with certain wireless carriers and handset manufacturers, and we anticipate that a limited number of wireless carriers and handset manufacturers, particularly smart device
manufacturers, will continue to be responsible for a significant percentage of our revenues for the foreseeable future. However, there is no assurance that we would be able to continue our current arrangements with these wireless carriers and
handset manufacturers on similarly favorable terms or at all, and we are not guaranteed any minimum level of revenues from them. We cannot assure you that revenues derived from collaboration with such wireless carriers and handset manufacturers will
reach or exceed historical levels in any future period. The loss of one or more of such key wireless carriers or smart device manufacturers, whether due to a change of control or bankruptcy or other causes, a reduction in mobile devices with our
products preinstalled, or our failure to attract additional key wireless carriers and handset manufacturers, would adversely affect our revenues.

We depend on wireless carriers and mobile payment service providers as well as other
third-party service providers for the collection of a substantial portion of our consumer mobile security revenues, and any loss or deterioration of our relationship with wireless carriers, mobile payment service providers or any of these
third-party service providers may result in disruptions to our business operations and the loss of revenues.

For the years ended
December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013, a substantial portion of our revenues were collected through the payment channels of wireless carriers, and other third-party service providers, including prepaid card distributors and other mobile service
providers. We cooperate with wireless carriers, either directly or through mobile payment service providers. Wireless carriers provide us with billing and collection services for a fixed percentage of the total billing. If we cooperate with wireless
carriers through mobile payment service providers and prepaid card distributors, we share the payments with them. Approximately 40.2%, 30.4% and 15.5% of our net revenues were collected through wireless carriers and mobile payment service providers
in 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively. If the payment channels or collection systems of wireless carriers, mobile payment service providers or any third-party service providers we use for the collection of our revenues become unavailable or
malfunction, we may experience delays associated with attempts to resolve the problems, which may result in a loss of revenues to us. This problem may be particularly serious if a wireless carrier is involved, because several large wireless carriers
hold dominant positions in their respective markets and therefore may occupy a relatively important position in our revenue collection. In addition, any loss or deterioration of our relationships with wireless carriers, mobile payment service
providers, prepaid card distributors and other mobile service providers may result in disruptions to our business operations, the loss of our revenues and a material and adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Our relationships with mobile payment service providers and prepaid card distributors are also critical for us to collect revenues. For
example, we historically generated a substantial portion of revenues through our top mobile payment service provider, Tianjin Yidatong Technology Development Co., Ltd., or Yidatong, which charged us a lower fee rate than other mobile payment service
providers through which we cooperate with wireless carriers. In 2011, 2012 and 2013, our net revenues generated through Yidatong, as a percentage of our total net revenues, were 25.8%, 22.1% and 10.4%, respectively, although such percentage
subsequently decreased to 3.76% in the first half of 2014. If the percentage of net revenue generated through Yidatong continues to decrease in the future, we may have to work more extensively with other mobile payment service providers in China,
which may adversely affect our results of operations, as other providers generally impose higher charges as compared to Yidatong. Our agreements with mobile payment service providers are generally for terms of one to five years and we generally
renew these agreements when they expire. If mobile payment service providers, especially those through which we generate significant revenues, do not perform or renew their contracts with us due to any reason, our business and results of operations
may be materially and adversely affected. In addition, if mobile payment service providers and prepaid card distributors increase the fee rates they charge us or if our relationships with them deteriorate, our business and results of operations
would be adversely affected.

A significant percentage of our consumer mobile security revenue comes from subscriptions to our
premium products, which may not be renewed.

Historically, a significant majority of our active user accounts for consumer mobile
security have used our free services. Our growth strategy is based in part on offering premium products and services on top of our free products and services and to attract users to enter into new subscriptions or renew existing subscriptions. To
the extent we are not able to attract existing users to renew subscriptions to our services or attract existing users to purchase new premium products and services, our ability to generate revenues from consumer mobile security services would be
adversely affected. We generally provide our premium products and services pursuant to one-month, three-month, six-month or one-year subscriptions, after which the relevant products or services either cease to operate or are no longer updated with
latest mobile security threats, rendering such products or services increasingly less useful as new mobile security threats emerge. In 2011, 2012 and 2013, our consumer mobile security subscription revenues accounted for 89.0%, 74.0% and 42.1% of
our total revenues, respectively. While we offer our premium user accounts the option to renew their subscriptions, a portion of them choose not to renew. We have taken steps to increase our renewal rates by, for example, adding an auto-renew option
on our premium services, but there can be no assurance that these efforts will be successful in increasing our renewal rates. Any failure to maintain or improve the renewal rates of our subscriptions or to attract new subscriptions could have a
material adverse effect on our results of operations. Uncertainty about the renewal rates of our subscription users also limits visibility with respect to future revenues from subscriptions to premium consumer mobile security services.

The success of our business depends on our ability to maintain and enhance strong brands;
failure to do so may result in a reduced number of user accounts and material and adverse effects on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We believe that maintaining and enhancing our NQ Mobile, NQ and other brands is of significant importance to the
success of our business. A well-recognized brand is critical to increasing the number of our user accounts and, in turn, enhancing our attractiveness to our channel partners, including wireless carriers, third-party developers, mobile device
manufacturers and others. Since the mobile Internet industry is highly competitive, maintaining and enhancing our brands depends largely on our ability to retain our current position as a leading market player in China and the rest of the world, and
retaining such position may be difficult and expensive.

Historically, with our comprehensive and reliable mobile security, privacy and
productivity services, we have established our reputation and our market position. In April 2012, we changed our name from NetQin Mobile Inc. to NQ Mobile Inc. and commenced relevant advertising campaigns under the new
corporate name. Although we have conducted and will continue to conduct various marketing and brand promotion activities to enhance our NQ brand name and publicize our new corporate name, our users may not be receptive or respond positively to these
changes, and we cannot assure you that these promotional activities will be successful and achieve the brand promotion effect we expect. We hold the NationSky and Feiliu brand names through NationSky and FL Mobile, and intend
to continue to conduct various marketing and branding activities to enhance our NationSky and Feiliu (later re-branded FL Mobile) brands. Our users may not positively associate the NationSky,
Feiliu or FL Mobile brands with us, however. Any failure to maintain and enhance our brands may result in a reduced number of user accounts and material and adverse effects on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.

Any negative publicity and allegations against us or our affiliates may adversely affect our brand, public image and
reputation, which may seriously harm our ability to attract and retain users and business partners and result in material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and prospects.

Negative publicity and allegations about us, our products and services, our financial results or our market position, including by short
sellers or investment research firms, may adversely damage our brand, public image and reputation, seriously harm our ability to attract and retain users and result in material adverse impact on our results of operations and prospects. For example,
on March 15, 2011, a program broadcast by China Central Television Station, or CCTV, reported various complaints of certain alleged fraudulent practices by us and by FL Mobile, our affiliate at the time which later became our consolidated
affiliated entity. Such alleged fraudulent practices included uploading malware or viruses to imported mobile phones to promote our mobile security products. We were subject to negative publicity as a result. We and FL Mobile both interviewed
employees and examined or tested the mobile software products in question, in addition to submitting the software products to third-party testing centers established by authoritative government agencies for review, and did not find any evidence of
malware or alleged fraudulent practices. In December 2012, an article published on seekingalpha.com made certain allegations concerning the operating data of our company.

Starting from October, 2013, Muddy Waters LLC, an entity unrelated to us, issued several reports containing various allegations about us,
after which the trading price of our ADSs declined sharply and several shareholder class action lawsuits were filed against us and some of our directors and senior executive officers. Following an independent investigation, we have rejected the
allegations set out in the reports as false and are prepared to defend ourselves in the shareholder class action lawsuits, but our share price fluctuated after such negative publicity. Negative publicity in relation to our services, products or
business operations in general, regardless of their veracity, could seriously harm our brand, public image and reputation, which in turn may result in a loss of users and business partners and have a material adverse effect on our business, results
of operation and prospects.

We have been named as a defendant in putative shareholder class action lawsuits that could
have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operation, cash flows and reputation.

We will
have to defend against the putative shareholder class action lawsuits described in Item 8. Financial InformationA. Consolidated Statements and Other Financial InformationLegal and Administrative ProceedingsLitigation,
including any appeals of such lawsuits should our initial defense be unsuccessful. We are currently unable to estimate the possible loss or possible range of loss, if any, associated with the resolution of these lawsuits. In the event that our
initial defense of these lawsuits is unsuccessful, there can be no assurance that we will prevail in any appeal. Any adverse outcome of these cases, including any plaintiffs appeal of a judgment in these lawsuits, could have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition, results of operation, cash flows and reputation. In addition, there can be no assurance that our insurance carriers will cover all or part of the defense costs, or any liabilities that may arise from
these matters. The litigation process may utilize a significant portion of our cash resources and divert managements attention from the day-to-day operations of our company, all of which could harm our business. We also may be subject to
claims for indemnification related to these matters, and we cannot predict the impact that indemnification claims may have on our business or financial results. We depend on the billing and payment systems of third parties for our consumer mobile
security business; if these systems fail to accurately account for or calculate the revenues generated from the sales of our mobile products and services, our results of operations may be adversely affected.

We depend on the billing and payment systems of third parties such as wireless carriers, mobile payment service providers, third-party payment
processors and prepaid card distributors to maintain accurate records of payments of sales proceeds by users and collect such payments. We receive periodic statements from these third parties which indicate the aggregate amount of fees that were
charged to users for our products and services. Although our proprietary Business and Operation Support System, or BOSS, when reconciled with the systems of the relevant third parties, can help ensure maximum accuracy in the user data and payment we
receive from these business associates, inaccurate reporting is still possible and our business and results of operations could be adversely affected if these third parties fail to accurately account for or calculate the revenues generated from the
sales of our mobile products and services.

Our business depends on our ability to successfully obtain payments of amounts owed to us
for the services and products we provide.

We generally offer third parties whose billing and payment systems we use credit terms ranging
from 60 to 210 days for overseas payment and from 30 to 90 days for domestic payment. We are experiencing rapid expansion overseas, and the accounts receivable from overseas wireless carriers, mobile payment service providers, third-party
payment processors and prepaid card distributors have longer settlement periods in general. We are working to reduce the settlement periods but cannot assure you that we will be successful. Substantially all of our accounts receivable was due from
wireless carriers, mobile payment service providers, third-party payment processors, prepaid card distributors, Nationskys customers and FL Mobiles business partners as of the date of this annual report. Failure to timely collect our
receivables from them, especially from overseas mobile payment service providers, third-party payment processors and prepaid card distributors, may adversely affect our results of operations and cash flows. Our wireless carriers, mobile payment
service providers, third-party payment processors, prepaid card distributors may from time to time experience cash flow difficulties. Consequently, they may delay their payments to us or fail to pay us at all. Any delay in payment or inability of
current or potential wireless carriers, mobile payment service providers, third-party payment processors and prepaid card distributors to pay us may significantly harm our cash flow and profitability.

As of December 31, 2011 and 2012 and 2013, our accounts receivable, net of allowance for
doubtful accounts, were US$21.4 million, US$54.5 million and US$81.9 million, respectively. We establish a provision for doubtful accounts based upon an assessment of specific evidence indicating doubtful collection, historical experience, account
balance aging and prevailing economic conditions. If our provision for doubtful accounts turns out to be insufficient for the relevant periods, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected.

We are highly reliant on the Apple platform for a significant portion of our mobile games revenues. If Apple changes its standard terms
and conditions for developers or operators and the mobile game approval process in a way that is detrimental to us, our mobile games and advertising business could be materially and adversely affected.

To date, FL Mobile has derived a significant portion of its mobile game revenues and acquired a significant number of its mobile game players
through the Apple platform. We expect this will continue in the near future. FL Mobile is subject to Apples standard terms and conditions for application developers and operators, which govern the promotion, distribution and operation of games
and payment collection on the Apple platform, and which are subject to changes by Apple at its sole discretion at any time. Our business may be harmed if Apple discontinues or limits our access to its platform, terminates or does not renew our
contractual relationship, modifies its terms of service or other policies with us, establishes more favorable relationships with one or more of our competitors, or develops its own competitive offerings.

In addition, mobile games for sales on the Apple platform are subject to approval by Apple. Apple has complete control over the approval of
each mobile game submitted to the store. The terms and policies for the mobile game approval process are very broad and subject to interpretation and frequent changes by Apple. If Apple changes its standard terms and conditions for developers or
operators and the mobile game approval process in a way that is detrimental to us, our mobile games and advertising business could be materially and adversely affected. Furthermore, any negative publicity and allegations against us may affect our
relationship with Apple, and Apple may remove our mobile games without giving any specific reason.

We may face increasing
competition, which could reduce our market share and materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.

The
mobile Internet industry is highly competitive. The industry is characterized by the frequent introduction of new products and services, short product life cycles, evolving industry standards, continual improvement in performance characteristics,
rapid adoption of technological and product advancements, as well as price sensitivity on part of users. On the mobile security front, we compete directly with (i) domestic PC/mobile security vendors such as Qihoo 360, Tencent and Kingsoft,
(ii) overseas security software providers such as Avast, Symantec, McAfee, AVG, Trend Micro, F-Secure and Kaspersky, and (iii) other emerging companies offering mobile security products, such as Lookout. While we have focused on providing
mobile security services since the founding of our company, most of our competitors are traditional PC anti-virus providers who later entered into the mobile security market.

For our mobile game business, we compete primarily with other mobile game operators in China, such as Chukong Holdings Ltd, China Mobile
Games & Entertainment Group Ltd, iDreamSky Technology Ltd and KunLun. For our enterprise mobility business, our mobile device management software NQSky competes with similar offerings from international vendors such as
MobileIron, AirWatch and SAP Afaria. As an integrated enterprise mobility service provider, we also compete with other global and domestic players such as IBM, Accenture, Neusoft, Techown and Cyberwise.

We may also face competition from alliances between our existing and new competitors, and new competitors may also emerge. With more entrants
into the industry, aggressive price cutting by competitors may result in downward pressure on our gross margins and profitability in the future. Some of our existing and potential competitors may have greater financial, technological and marketing
resources, stronger relationships with mobile ecosystem participants and a larger portfolio of offerings than we do. Some of our competitors or potential competitors may have greater development experience and resources than we have. If there are
new entrants in the market or intensified competition among existing competitors, we may have to provide more favorable revenue-sharing arrangements to mobile ecosystem participants working with us, or cut the prices of our product and service
offerings to retain and attract users which could adversely affect our profitability. If we fail to compete effectively, our market share would decrease and our results of operations would be materially and adversely affected.

Significant changes in the policies, guidelines or practice of wireless carriers with
respect to mobile applications and other content may result in lower revenues or additional costs for us and materially and adversely affect our business operations, financial condition and results of operations.

Governments in the PRC or elsewhere in the world may from time to time issue new policies or guidelines, requesting or stating their
requirements for certain actions to be taken by all wireless carriers. A significant change in wireless carriers policies or guidelines may cause our revenues to decrease or operating costs to increase. We cannot assure you that our financial
condition and results of operations will not be materially and adversely affected by government policy or guideline changes.

For example,
beginning in January 2010, China Mobile implemented a series of measures targeted at further improving the user experience from mobile handset embedded services. Under these measures, mobile applications and other content that are embedded in
handsets are required to introduce additional notices and confirmations to users when being purchased. In addition, services based on SMS short codes will be required to be more tailored to the specific mobile applications and content offerings or
mobile payment service providers. Such measures make it more burdensome for users to purchase services and products, and, as a result, some users purchased fewer applications or ceased purchasing altogether. If similar or more stringent measures are
imposed by the government or wireless carriers in the future, our business and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

We cannot assure you that any of the governments in the regions we operate or any wireless carriers we work with will not introduce additional
requirements with respect to the procedures for ordering monthly subscriptions or single-transaction downloads of mobile services and products, notifications to users, the billing of user accounts or other consumer protection measures or adopt other
policies that may require significant changes in the way we promote and sell the applications, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Our ability to provide our mobile security users with high-security
mobile experience depends on the continuous and reliable operation of our cloud-client computing platform and servers. Disruptions, failures, unscheduled service interruptions or decrease in the connection speed could hurt our reputation and cause
our users to switch to our competitors products and services. Our systems are vulnerable to damage or interruption as a result of fires, floods, earthquakes, power losses, telecommunication failures, undetected errors in the software, computer
viruses, hacking and other attempts to harm our network and servers. We may experience network or service interruptions in the future despite our continuous efforts to improve our network and servers. If we experience frequent or persistent
disruptions to our network or servers, whether caused by failures of our own systems or those of third-party payment processors, our users mobile experience may be negatively affected, which in turn, may have a material adverse effect on our
reputation and results of operations. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in minimizing the frequency or duration of these interruptions.

We may be subject to liability for user complaints concerning our products and services which may cause fines or penalties and adversely
affect our business operations.

In recent years, the PRC government has adopted several administrative rules governing and
reinforcing the supervision over paid services and products delivered over the Internet. Under these administrative rules, telecommunications and Internet information providers are required to follow a formal procedure in handling user complaints,
and the activities such as arbitrary charges or trapped charges are subject to severe penalties from the relevant authorities. Failure to comply with these administrative rules may subject us to liabilities including refund, damages payments to
users or, in the most serious scenario, suspension of our business. In addition, if we are unable to duly resolve user complaints in a timely manner in the future, or if the PRC government promulgates regulations or administrative rules that have
more restrictive provisions or more severe penalties, our business operations may be adversely affected.

Our business may be adversely affected if we fail to ensure the security and privacy of
confidential user information.

A significant barrier to the development of wireless business is the secure transmission of
confidential information over wireless networks. We rely on proprietary encryption and authentication technology to provide the security and authentication necessary to effect secure transmission of confidential user information and to protect such
information, such as user name and password. While we have not experienced any material breach of our security measures to date, there can be no assurance that advances in technology capabilities, new discoveries in the field of cryptography, or
other events or developments will not result in a compromise or breach of the algorithms used by us to protect user information. A party that is able to circumvent these security measures could misappropriate proprietary information or cause
interruptions in our operations.

Intensifying legal protection for the confidential information of users may subject us to greater
liability. For example, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, or MIIT, has promulgated Several Provisions on Regulating the Market Order of Internet Information Services to ensure a level playing ground for website
operators in China and to enhance protection to Internet users in areas such as Internet security, web advertising and data protection. The provisions came into effect on March 15, 2012. These provisions echo the Chinese governments
policy of intensifying protection of personal privacy. Internet information service providers are required to obtain users consent prior to collecting any users personal information or disclosing it to a third party. Non-compliance with
these protection requirements may incur a fine of RMB10,000 to RMB30,000. On December 28, 2012, the Standing Committee of Congress of the PRC issued the Decision on Strengthening Internet Information Protection, reiterating that Internet
service providers must explicitly specify the purpose, way, scope of collecting users individual information and obtain users consent prior to such collection. The Internet service provider is also prohibited from sending unsolicited
commercial information to users. Non-compliance with these provisions may result in civil, administrative or criminal penalties.

We may
be required to expend significant capital and other resources to protect against security breaches or to alleviate problems caused by such breaches. Concerns over the security and privacy of user information, including concerns regarding potential
misuse of private user information to commit crimes such as identity theft, may inhibit the wireless business generally, and our mobile security, privacy and productivity products and services in particular. To the extent that our activities involve
the storage and transmission of personal data or proprietary information, security breaches could damage our reputation and expose us to a risk of loss or litigation and possible liability. There can be no assurance that our security measures will
prevent security breaches, and failure to prevent such security breaches may have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

Our results of operations, financial performance and business may be adversely affected by potential intellectual property rights
infringement claims against us.

We could face claims by others that we are improperly using intellectual property owned by them
or otherwise infringing upon their rights in intellectual property. For example, intellectual property disputes may arise in relation to certain third-party produced mobile software programs that we make available for download. Irrespective of the
validity or the successful assertion of any such claims, we could incur costs in either defending or settling any intellectual property disputes alleging infringement. Intellectual property litigation against us could potentially force us to, among
other things, cease offering the challenged mobile application, develop non-infringing alternatives or obtain licenses from the owners of the infringed intellectual property. We, may not be successful in developing such alternatives or in obtaining
such licenses on reasonable terms or at all and our results of operations, financial performance and business may be materially and adversely affected.

We have granted, and may continue to grant, stock options and restricted shares, which may
result in increased share-based compensation expenses.

We adopted two share incentive plans, the 2007 Global Share Plan and the
2011 Share Incentive Plan (together, the Plans). We granted awards such as options and restricted shares to directors, executive officers, employees, third-party consultants, business partners both pursuant to and outside of the Plans
and pursuant to contractual arrangements in some of our acquisitions. See Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employee  B. Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers  Share Incentive Plans for detailed discussion.
For the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013, we recorded US$10.7 million, US$24.5 million and US$55.4 million, respectively, in share-based compensation expenses. As of October 15, 2014, 909,885 restricted shares and options to
purchase a total of 15,039,570 common shares of our company were outstanding. As of October 15, 2014, 1,325,075 restricted ADSs were also granted and outstanding under the 2011 Share Incentive Plan; subject to the fulfillment of certain performance
goals, up to 392,948 restricted ADSs shall become vested and non-forfeitable under the relevant award agreements. We believe the granting of stock options and restricted shares is of significant importance to our ability to attract and retain key
personnel, employees and third-party consultants, and we will continue to grant stock options and restricted shares to key personnel, employees, third-party consultants and business partners in the future. However, the share-based compensation
expenses we incur will reduce our income from operations. We have incurred, and expect to continue to incur, share-based compensation expenses, which may have a material and adverse effect on our results of operations.

Our quarterly revenues and operating results may fluctuate, which makes our results of operations difficult to predict and may cause our
quarterly results of operations to fall short of expectations.

Our quarterly revenues and operating results have fluctuated in
the past and may continue to fluctuate depending upon a number of factors, including, among others, the demand for our products and services, the launch of new products and services, policy changes of wireless carriers, and our revenue-sharing
arrangements with mobile ecosystem participants. For our enterprise mobility business, we experience seasonality driven by our corporate customers mobile device and enterprise software procurement cycles. For example, China based corporations
often procure information technology related products and services in the second half of the year. Thus, we typically derive a larger portion of enterprise mobility revenues in the second half of the year. Many of these factors are out of our
control. For these reasons, comparing our operating results on a period-to-period basis may not be meaningful, and you should not rely on our past results as an indication of our future performance. Our quarterly and annual revenues and costs and
expenses as a percentage of our revenues may be significantly different from our historical or projected rates. Our operating results in future quarters may fall below expectations. Any of these events could cause the price of our ADSs to fall.

The continuing and collaborative efforts of our senior management and key employees are crucial to our success, and our business may be
harmed if we were to lose their services.

Our success depends on the continuous efforts and services of our experienced senior
management team, particularly our founders, Dr. Henry Yu Lin and Dr. Vincent Wenyong Shi, both experienced engineers with a successful track record of developing products and services, and our director and co-chief executive officer Omar
Khan, a highly regarded veteran in the mobile industry who joined us in January 2012. Additionally, the senior management and key employees of our key subsidiaries and consolidated affiliated entities, including FL Mobile and NationSky, are also
critical to the success of our overall strategy and growth objectives.

If one or more of our executives or other key personnel or the senior management and key
employees of our key subsidiaries and consolidated affiliated entities are unable or unwilling to continue to provide us with their services, we may not be able to replace them easily or at all, our business may be severely disrupted, our financial
condition and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected, and we may incur additional expenses to recruit, train and retain personnel. Competition for management and key personnel is intense and the pool of qualified candidates
is limited. We may not be able to retain the services of our executives or key personnel, or attract and retain experienced executives or key personnel in the future. If any of our executive officers or key employees join a competitor or forms a
competing company, we may lose our superiority in technological design and development. Each of our executive officers and key employees has entered into an employment agreement with us, which contains non-competition provisions. However, if any
dispute arises between us and our executives or key employees, these agreements may not be enforceable in China, where these executives and key employees reside, in light of uncertainties with Chinas legal system. See  Risks
Relating to Doing Business in China  Uncertainties with respect to the PRC legal system could adversely affect us. In addition, if one or more of our executives or other key personnel do not act in the best interests of our company
when a conflict of interest arises, our business, prospects and reputation may be harmed.

Our business, financial condition and
results of operations are sensitive to global economic conditions. A severe or prolonged downturn in the global or Chinese economy could materially and adversely affect our business and our financial condition.

The global financial markets experienced significant disruptions in 2008 and the United States, Europe and other economies went into
recession. The recovery from the lows of 2008 and 2009 was uneven and it is facing new challenges, including the escalation of the European sovereign debt crisis since 2011 and the slowdown of the Chinese economy in 2012 and 2013. It is unclear
whether the Chinese economy will resume its high growth rate. There is considerable uncertainty over the long-term effects of the expansionary monetary and fiscal policies that have been adopted by the central banks and financial authorities of some
of the worlds leading economies, including Chinas. There have also been concerns over unrest in Russia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, which have resulted in volatility in oil prices and other markets, and over tensions in
Syria, Iran and Ukraine. There have also been concerns about the tensions in the relationship between China and Japan. Economic conditions in China are sensitive to global economic conditions, as well as changes in domestic economic and political
policies and the expected or perceived overall economic growth rate in China. Since the demand for high-end mobile applications is particularly sensitive to macroeconomic conditions, our business and prospects may be affected by the macroeconomic
environment. Any prolonged slowdown in the global or Chinese economy may have a material and adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition, and continued turbulence in the international markets may materially and
adversely affect our ability to access the capital markets to meet liquidity needs.

We may offer our products and services to
persons in countries targeted by economic sanctions of the United States government through third-party distributors and download services, which may adversely affect our reputation and prospective investors may decide not to invest in our shares,
thereby potentially reducing our share price.

The U.S. government has enacted laws and regulations, including laws and
regulations administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, or the U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, that impose restrictions upon U.S. persons with respect to activities or transactions with certain countries, governments, entities and
individuals that are the subject of U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, or the Sanctions Targets. U.S. persons are also prohibited from facilitating such activities or transactions. We do not actively seek to provide our products and services to
Sanctions Targets, have not generated any revenue from the distribution of our products and services in countries that are Sanctions Targets, and do not intend to do so in the future. However, as we make free products available for download on the
Internet and have third-party distributors for our products outside of China, there may be instances where our products and services eventually become available to Sanctions Targets through different channels and without any active distribution by
us in these regions. We believe the U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws under their current terms are not applicable to our activities. However, we cannot assure you that our products would not be available to Sanctions Targets, or that we would be
able to effectively prevent Sanctions Targets from using our products and services in the future. If such transactions occur, our reputation could be adversely affected, and investors in the United States may choose not to invest in, and to divest
any investments in, companies that are associated even indirectly with Sanctions Targets, all of which could have a material and adverse effect on the price of our shares and the value of your investment in us.

The number of our registered user accounts overstates the number of unique individuals who
register to use our products. Our active, paying and premium user account figures may differ from the actual numbers of active, paying and premium users.

We define registered user accounts for a period as the cumulative number of user accounts at the end of the period. Because every time a
person activates one of our mobile products after the initial installation, a unique registered user account is generated, and each person can install and activate more than one of our products on his or her smart devices, each smart device could be
associated with more than one of our registered user accounts. In addition, each person could have more than one smart device with our mobile products installed and activated. Consequently, the actual number of unique individual users of our
products and services is lower than the number of registered user accounts we provide in this annual report, where differences could be potentially significant.

We define active user accounts for a specific period as the registered user accounts that have accessed our services at least once during such
period. We define premium user accounts for a specific period as user accounts that generate revenues either through direct payment or through indirect payment from third-party developers and advertisers. The numbers of active and premium user
accounts derived from our operational system may differ from the actual numbers of active and premium users.

If we fail to
establish or maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may be unable to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud, and investor confidence and the market price of our shares may, therefore, be adversely impacted.

We are subject to reporting obligations under the U.S. securities laws. Among other things, the SEC, as required by
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or Section 404, adopted rules requiring every public company, including us, to include a report from management on the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting in its
second annual report on Form 20-F. In addition, beginning at the same time, an independent registered public accounting firm must attest to and report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. We began to be subject to
these requirements since the annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

Our management has concluded that our
internal control over financial reporting is effective as of December 31, 2013. See Item 15. Controls and Procedures  Managements Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our independent registered
public accounting firm has issued an attestation report, which has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting is effective as of December 31, 2013. However, if we fail to maintain effective internal control over financial
reporting in the future, our management and our independent registered public accounting firm may not be able to conclude that we have effective internal control over financial reporting at a reasonable assurance level. This could in turn result in
the loss of investor confidence in the reliability of our financial statements and negatively impact the trading price of our ADSs. Furthermore, we have incurred and anticipated that we will continue to incur considerable costs, management time and
other resources in an effort to maintain compliance with Section 404 and other requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

If our
independent registered public accounting firm ceases to be subject to inspections by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or PCAOB, our investors may be deprived of the benefits of such inspections.

The independent registered public accounting firms operating in China, including our current and previous independent registered public
accounting firms, are required by the laws of the United States to undergo regular inspections by PCAOB to assess their compliance with the laws of the United States and professional standards. Our previous and current independent registered public
accounting firms are both located in China. Without the approval of the PRC authorities, PCAOB is currently unable to conduct inspections of certain independent registered public accounting firms in China, including our previous independent
registered public accounting firm. While our current independent registered public accounting firm, Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP, is subject to PCAOB inspections, we cannot assure you that the firm will continue to be subject to such
inspections in the future if there is a change in relevant rules and regulations.

Inspections of accounting firms that PCAOB has conducted have identified deficiencies in those
firms audit procedures and quality control procedures, which may be addressed as part of the inspection process to improve future audit quality. Although PCAOB has not identified any deficiencies in the audit procedures and quality control
procedures of our independent registered public accounting firm in its past inspections, if PCAOB is prevented from conducting inspections of the firm in the future, it may become more difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of our independent
registered public accounting firms audit procedures or quality control procedures, and to the extent that such inspections might have facilitated improvements in their audit procedures and quality control procedures, investors may be deprived
of such benefits.

We have limited business insurance coverage, which could expose us to substantial costs and diversion of
resources that in turn may have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

Insurance companies in
China currently do not offer as extensive an array of insurance products as insurance companies do in more developed economies. Consistent with customary industry practice in China, we do not maintain specific business interruption insurance or real
property insurance, although we do maintain a directors, officers and company liability insurance policy for the protection of our company and our directors and officers. We have determined that the costs of insuring for these risks and the
difficulties associated with acquiring such insurance on commercially reasonable terms make it impractical for us to have such insurance. Uninsured damage to any of our equipment or buildings or a significant product liability claim may result in
our incurring substantial costs and the diversion of resources, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure

If the PRC government finds that the agreements that establish the structure for operating our businesses in China do not comply with PRC
governmental restrictions on foreign investment in telecommunication business, or if these regulations or the interpretation of existing regulations change in the future, we could be subject to severe penalties or be forced to relinquish our
interests in those operations.

Current PRC laws and regulations place certain restrictions on foreign ownership of companies that
engage in telecommunication business, including mobile application providers. Specifically, foreign ownership in a value-added telecommunication mobile payment service provider may not exceed 50%. We currently conduct our operations in China
principally through contractual arrangements among our wholly owned subsidiaries, our consolidated affiliated entities and the shareholders of our consolidated affiliated entities. Our consolidated affiliated entities hold the licenses and permits
necessary to conduct our businesses in China. Our contractual arrangements with our consolidated affiliated entities and their respective shareholders enable us to exercise effective control over our consolidated affiliated entities and consolidate
their financial results. For a detailed discussion of these contractual arrangements, see Item 4. Information of the Company  C. Organizational Structure.

The Circular Regarding Strengthening the Administration of Foreign Investment in and Operation of Value added Telecommunications Business,
issued by the MIIT in July 2006, reiterated the regulations on foreign investment in telecommunications businesses, which require foreign investors to set up foreign-invested enterprises and obtain a business operating license to conduct any
value-added telecommunications business in China. Under this circular, a domestic company that holds a telecommunications value-added services operation license is prohibited from leasing, transferring or selling the license to foreign investors in
any form, and from providing any assistance, including providing resources, websites or facilities, to foreign investors that conduct any value added telecommunications business illegally in China. Furthermore, the relevant trademarks and domain
names that are used in the value-added telecommunications business must be owned by the local license holder. This circular further requires each telecommunications value-added services operation license holder to have the necessary facilities for
its approved business operations and to maintain such facilities in the regions covered by its license. In addition, all value-added telecommunications mobile payment service providers are required to maintain network and information security in
accordance with the standards set forth under relevant PRC regulations. Due to a lack of interpretative materials from the regulator, it is unclear what impact this circular might have on us or the other Chinese telecommunications and Internet
companies that have adopted the same or similar corporate and contractual structures as ours.

The MIIT issued a circular in 2006 that emphasizes restrictions on foreign investment in
value-added telecommunications businesses. In addition, a notice issued in 2009 by the General Administration of Press and Publication, or the GAPP, the National Copyright Administration, and the National Office of Combating Pornography and Illegal
Publications states that foreign investors are not permitted to invest in online game operating businesses in China or to exercise control over or participate in the operation of such businesses through indirect means. Due to a lack of
interpretative materials from the relevant PRC authorities, there are uncertainties regarding whether PRC authorities would consider our corporate structure and contractual arrangements to be a kind of foreign investment in value-added
telecommunications services or online game operation businesses. According to Regulations on the Main Functions, Internal Organization and Staffing of GAPP issued by the General Office of the State Counsel on July 11, 2008 and its
interpretation circulars, GAPP is authorized to approve online games before their launch on the Internet, while the PRC Ministry of Culture, or the MOC is authorized to administer and regulate the overall online game industry. Once an online game is
launched on the Internet, it will be regulated only by the MOC, and if an online game is launched on the Internet without the prior GAPP approval, the MOC is the authority responsible for investigating the matter. On September 7, 2009, the
State Commission Office for Public Sector Reform, or the SCOPSR issued a circular for interpreting certain provisions of the Regulations on Three Provisions, in relation to comprehensive enforcement by GAPP, the MOC and the State Administration of
Radio, Film and Television over animation, online game and cultural market. The interpretation states that: (1) the regulatory authority with overall administrative responsibility for the oversight of online games is the MOC, and GAPPs
authority of administration over online games (other than pre-examination and approval before publication of online games on the Internet) has been granted to the MOC; (2) only the authority of pre-examination and approval for the publication
of online games is retained by GAPP, but such authority is subject to the MOCs overall administration and is only limited to the stage prior to the games being brought online for operation; (3) once the games are online, they will be
completely administrated and regulated by the MOC; and (4) the MOC is the sole regulator which has the authority to penalize online game operators who failed to obtain the pre-examination and approval from GAPP. On the other hand, GAPP does not
have direct administrative jurisdiction over such activities. According to such circular issued by SCOPSR, we thus believe that the provision of the GAPP Notice discussed above with respect to regulation of online game operation does not apply to us
or our PRC subsidiaries, nor does it affect our control over our PRC subsidiaries. While we are not aware of any online game companies which use the same or similar contractual arrangements as ours having been penalized or ordered to terminate
operations by PRC authorities claiming that the arrangements constituted foreign investment in value-added telecommunication services or a kind of control over or participation in the operation of online game operating businesses through indirect
means, it is unclear whether and how the various regulations of the PRC authorities might be interpreted or implemented in the future.

Although we believe we are in compliance with current PRC regulations, we cannot assure you that the PRC government would agree that these
contractual arrangements comply with PRC licensing, registration or other regulatory requirements, with existing policies or with requirements or policies that may be adopted in the future. PRC laws and regulations governing the validity of these
contractual arrangements are uncertain and the relevant government authorities have broad discretion in interpreting these laws and regulations. If the PRC government determines that we do not comply with applicable laws and regulations, it could
revoke our business and operating licenses, require us to discontinue or restrict our operations, restrict our right to collect revenues, block our websites, impose additional conditions or requirements with which we may not be able to comply, or
take other regulatory or enforcement actions against us that could be harmful to our business. The imposition of any of these penalties would result in a material and adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business. The PRC government may also
require us to restructure our operations entirely if it comes to find that our contractual arrangements do not comply with applicable laws and regulations. It is unclear how such mandatory restructuring could impact our business and operating
results, as the PRC government has not yet found such contractual arrangements to be in non-compliance. However, any such restructuring may cause significant disruption to our business operations.

The relevant regulatory authorities would have broad discretion in dealing with such violations.
In 2011, various media sources reported that the CSRC prepared a report proposing pre-approval by a competent central government authority of offshore listings by China-based companies with variable interest entity structures, such as ours, that
operate in industry sectors subject to foreign investment restrictions. However, it is unclear whether the CSRC officially issued or submitted such a report to a higher level government authority or what any such report provides, or whether any new
PRC laws or regulations relating to variable interest entity structures will be adopted or what they would provide. In addition, if the imposition of any of these penalties causes us to lose our rights to direct the activities of our consolidated
affiliated entities and their respective subsidiaries or the right to receive their economic benefits, this may result in our being unable to control, and hence unable to consolidate, the consolidated affiliated entities and their respective
subsidiaries.

We rely on contractual arrangements with our consolidated affiliated entities in China and their shareholders for our
operations, which may not be as effective as direct ownership in providing operational control and may negatively affect our ability to conduct our business.

Since PRC laws restrict foreign equity ownership in companies engaged in value-added telecommunication businesses like us in China, we rely on
contractual arrangements with our consolidated affiliated entities and their shareholders to operate our business in China. Although we registered the equity pledge agreement with the shareholders of our subsidiaries so that we are able to enforce
the pledge against any third parties, these contractual arrangements may not be as effective as direct ownership in providing us with control over our consolidated affiliated entities. Our consolidated affiliated entities and their respective
shareholders may fail to take certain actions required for our business or fail to follow our instructions despite their contractual obligations to do so. If they fail to perform their obligations under their respective agreements with us, we may
have to rely on legal remedies under PRC law, including seeking specific performance or injunctive relief, which may not be effective. See Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions  B. Related Party Transactions 
Contractual Arrangements.

Although we have been advised by Jincheng Tongda & Neal, our PRC legal counsel, that each
contract under these contractual arrangements is valid, binding and enforceable under current PRC laws and regulations, these contractual arrangements may not be as effective in providing us with control over our consolidated affiliated entities as
direct ownership of them. In addition, our consolidated affiliated entities or their respective shareholders may breach the contractual arrangements. We cannot assure you that when conflicts of interest arise, our consolidated affiliated entities
and their respective shareholders will act completely in our interests or those conflicts of interests will be resolved in our favor. In any such event, we would have to rely on legal remedies under PRC law.

All of these contractual arrangements are governed by PRC law and provide for the resolution of disputes through arbitration in the PRC.
Accordingly, these contracts would be interpreted in accordance with PRC law and any disputes would be resolved in accordance with PRC legal procedures. Uncertainties in the PRC legal system could limit our ability to enforce these contractual
arrangements, which may make it difficult to exert effective control over our consolidated affiliated entities, and our ability to conduct our business may be negatively affected.

Contractual arrangements with our consolidated affiliated entities may result in adverse
tax consequences to us.

Under applicable PRC tax laws and regulations, arrangements and transactions among related parties may be
subject to audit or scrutiny by the PRC tax authorities. We could face material and adverse tax consequences if the PRC tax authorities were to determine that the contractual arrangements among our subsidiaries, consolidated affiliated entities and
the shareholders of our consolidated affiliated entities were not entered into on an arms-length basis and therefore constituted unfavorable transfer pricing arrangements. An unfavorable transfer pricing arrangements could, among others,
result in an upward adjustment on taxation. In addition, the PRC tax authorities may impose late payment penalties and interest on our consolidated affiliated entities for the adjusted but unpaid taxes. Our results of operations may be materially
and adversely affected if our consolidated affiliated entities tax liabilities increase significantly and they are required to pay late payment penalties and interest.

The shareholders of our consolidated affiliated entities may have potential conflicts of interest with us, which may materially and
adversely affect our business and financial condition.

All of the shareholders of our consolidated affiliated entities are
individuals who are our founders or executive officers. Conflicts of interest may arise between the dual roles of those individuals who are both executive officers of our company and shareholders of our consolidated affiliated entities. We do not
have existing arrangements to address potential conflicts of interest between those individuals and our company and cannot assure you that when conflicts arise, those individuals will act in the best interest of our company or that such conflicts
will be resolved in our favor. If we cannot resolve any conflicts of interest or disputes between us and those individuals, we would have to rely on legal proceedings, which may materially disrupt our business. There is also substantial uncertainty
as to the outcome of any such legal proceeding.

We may rely principally on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our
PRC and HK subsidiaries to fund any cash and financing requirements we may have. Any limitation on the ability of our PRC and HK subsidiaries to pay dividends to us could have a material adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business.

We are a holding company, and we rely principally on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our wholly owned
subsidiaries for our cash and financing requirements, including the funds necessary to pay dividends and other cash distributions to our shareholders and service any debt we may incur. If these wholly owned subsidiaries, such as NQ Beijing, incur
debt on its own behalf in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends or make other distributions to us. In addition, the PRC tax authorities may require us to adjust our taxable income under the
contractual arrangements we currently have in place with our consolidated affiliated entities in a manner that would materially and adversely affect their ability to pay dividends and other distributions to us.

Under PRC laws and regulations, our subsidiaries may pay dividends only out of its cumulative profits as determined in accordance with PRC
accounting standards and regulations. In addition, they are required to set aside at least 10% of their cumulative after-tax profits each year, if any, to fund certain statutory reserve funds, until the aggregate amount of such a fund reaches 50% of
their respective registered capital. Although the statutory reserves can be used, among other ways, to increase the registered capital and eliminate future losses in excess of retained earnings of the respective companies, the reserve funds are not
distributable as cash dividends except in the event of liquidation. At their discretion, they may allocate a portion of their after-tax profits based on PRC accounting standards to staff welfare and bonus funds. These reserve funds and staff welfare
and bonus funds are not distributable as cash dividends. The registered capital of NQ Beijing is US$50 million. As of December 31, 2012, NQ Beijing turned into cumulative profit pursuant to PRC accounting standards since its inception and
therefore, in accordance with applicable PRC laws and regulations, it set aside US$7.7 million statutory reserve as of December 31, 2013.

Furthermore, cash transfers from our PRC subsidiary to our subsidiaries outside of China are subject to PRC government control of currency
conversion. Restrictions on the availability of foreign currency may affect the ability of our PRC subsidiary and consolidated affiliated entities to remit sufficient foreign currency to pay dividends or other payments to us, or otherwise satisfy
their foreign currency denominated obligations. See Risks Related to Doing Business in ChinaGovernmental control of currency conversion may limit our ability to utilize our revenues effectively and affect the value of your
investment.

Any limitation on the ability of NQ Beijing to pay dividends or make other distributions to us
could materially and adversely limit our ability to grow, make investments or acquisitions that could be beneficial to our business, pay dividends, or otherwise fund and conduct our business. See Item 3. Key Information  D. Risk
Factors  Risks Related to Doing Business in China  Our global income and the dividends that we may receive from our PRC subsidiaries may be subject to PRC taxes under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, which would have a
material adverse effect on our results of operations.

PRC regulation of loans to, and direct investment in, PRC entities by
offshore holding companies and governmental control of currency conversion may restrict or prevent us from making loans to our PRC subsidiary and consolidated affiliated entities or making additional capital contributions to our PRC subsidiary,
which may materially and adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business.

We are an offshore
holding company conducting our operations in China through our PRC subsidiary and consolidated affiliated entities. We may make loans to our PRC subsidiary and consolidated affiliated entities, or we may make additional capital contributions to our
PRC subsidiary.

Any loans we issue to our PRC subsidiary, which is treated as a foreign-invested enterprise under PRC law, are subject to
PRC regulations and foreign exchange loan registrations. Pursuant to Article 18 of the Provisional Rules on Management of Foreign Debt effective on March 1, 2003, the total amount of foreign debts of a foreign-invested company shall be
subject to a statutory limit which is the difference between the amount of total investment and the amount of registered capital of such foreign-invested company. The current amount of total investment and amount of registered capital of our PRC
subsidiary are US$80 million and US$50 million, respectively, and the current statutory limits on the loans to the PRC subsidiary is US$30 million. Such statutory limits can increase if the amount of total investment of the PRC
subsidiary increases; under PRC laws and regulations, the maximum amount of total investment of a foreign-invested company with a registered capital of more than US$12 million shall not exceed three times of its registered capital. For example,
loans by us to NQ Beijing to finance its activities cannot exceed statutory limits and must be registered with the local counterpart of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE. We may also decide to finance NQ Beijing by means of
capital contributions. These capital contributions must be approved by the PRC Ministry of Commerce or its local counterpart. Due to the restrictions imposed on loans in foreign currencies extended to any PRC domestic companies, we are not likely to
make such loans to our consolidated affiliated entities, Beijing Technology, NationSky, FL Mobile, and QingYun (Tianjin) Financial Management Co., Ltd., or Tianjin QingYun, each a PRC domestic company. However, if such loans become necessary for the
operations of our PRC subsidiary or consolidated affiliated entities, these statutory limits and other restrictions may materially and adversely affect our liquidity and ability to fund operations in the PRC by limiting us as a source of cash for
these PRC entities. Meanwhile, we are also not likely to finance the activities of our consolidated affiliated entities by means of capital contributions due to regulatory restrictions relating to foreign investment in PRC domestic enterprises
engaged in our line of business.

On August 29, 2008, SAFE promulgated the Circular on the Relevant Operating Issues Concerning the
Improvement of the Administration of the Payment and Settlement of Foreign Currency Capital of Foreign Invested Enterprises, or SAFE Circular 142, regulating the conversion by a foreign-invested enterprise of foreign currency registered capital into
RMB by restricting how the converted RMB may be used. SAFE Circular 142 provides that the RMB capital converted from foreign currency registered capital of a foreign-invested enterprise may only be used for purposes within the business scope
approved by the applicable governmental authority and may not be used for equity investments within the PRC. In addition, SAFE strengthened its oversight of the flow and use of the RMB capital converted from foreign currency registered capital
of a foreign-invested company. The use of such RMB capital may not be altered without SAFE approval, and such RMB capital may not in any case be used to repay RMB loans if the proceeds of such loans have not been used. Violations of SAFE
Circular 142 could result in severe monetary or other penalties. On November 16, 2011, SAFE promulgated the Circular of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Issues Relating to Further Clarification and Regulation of Certain Capital
Account Items under Foreign Exchange Control, or Circular 45, to further strengthen and clarify its existing regulations on foreign exchange control under SAFE Circular 142. Circular 45 expressly prohibits foreign invested entities, including wholly
foreign owned enterprises, from converting registered capital in foreign exchange into RMB for the purpose of equity investment, granting certain loans, repayment of inter-company loans, and repayment of bank loans which have been transferred to a
third party. Further, Circular 45 generally prohibits a foreign invested entity, such as our PRC subsidiary, from converting registered capital from foreign currencies into RMB for the payment of various types of cash deposits. If our consolidated
affiliated entities requires financial support from us or our PRC subsidiary in the future and we find it necessary to use foreign currency-denominated capital to provide such financial support, our ability to fund our consolidated affiliated
entities operations will be subject to statutory limits and restrictions, including those described above.

In light of the various requirements imposed by PRC regulations on loans to and direct investment
in PRC entities by offshore holding companies, including SAFE Circular 142, we cannot assure you that we will be able to complete the necessary government registrations or obtain the necessary government approvals on a timely basis, if at all, with
respect to future loans by us to our PRC subsidiary or any consolidated affiliated entities or with respect to future capital contributions by us to our PRC subsidiary. If we fail to complete such registrations or obtain such approvals, our ability
to capitalize or otherwise fund our PRC operations may be negatively affected, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business.

Risks Related to Doing Business in China

Changes in Chinas economic, political or social conditions or government policies could have a material adverse effect on our
business and operations.

Although a significant portion of our business is overseas, a substantial portion of our assets and
operations are located in China. Accordingly, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be influenced, to a considerably degree, by political, economic and social conditions in China generally and by continued
economic growth in China as a whole.

The Chinese economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects,
including the level of government involvement, level of development, growth rate, control of foreign exchange and allocation of resources. Although the Chinese government has implemented measures since the late 1970s emphasizing the utilization of
market forces for economic reform, the reduction of state ownership of productive assets, and the establishment of improved corporate governance in business enterprises, a substantial portion of productive assets in China is still owned by the
Chinese government. In addition, the Chinese government continues to play a significant role in regulating industry development by imposing industrial policies. The Chinese government also exercises significant control over Chinas economic
growth through allocating resources, controlling payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy, and providing preferential treatment to particular industries or companies.

While the Chinese economy has experienced significant growth over the past decades, growth has been uneven, both geographically and among
various sectors of the economy. The Chinese government has implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures may benefit the overall Chinese economy, but may have a negative
effect on us. For example, our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows may be adversely affected by government control over capital investments or changes in tax regulations. In addition, in the past the Chinese government has
implemented certain measures, including interest rate increases, to control the pace of economic growth. These measures may cause decreased economic activity in China, which may adversely affect our business and operating results.

Uncertainties with respect to the PRC legal system could adversely affect us.

We conduct our business in China primarily through our PRC subsidiary and consolidated affiliated entities, including Beijing Technology and
its subsidiaries, Tianjin QingYun, NationSky and FL Mobile. Our operations in China are governed by PRC laws and regulations. Our PRC subsidiary is a foreign-invested enterprise and is subject to laws and regulations applicable to foreign investment
in China and, in particular, laws applicable to foreign-invested enterprises. The PRC legal system is a civil law system based on written statutes. Unlike the common law system, prior court decisions may be cited for reference but have limited
precedential value.

In 1979, the PRC government began to promulgate a comprehensive system of laws and regulations governing economic
matters in general. The overall effect of legislation over the past three decades has significantly enhanced the protections afforded to various forms of foreign investments in China. However, China has not developed a fully integrated legal system,
and recently enacted laws and regulations may not sufficiently cover all aspects of economic activities in China. In particular, the interpretation and enforcement of these laws and regulations involve uncertainties. Since PRC administrative and
court authorities have significant discretion in interpreting and implementing statutory and contractual terms, it may be difficult to evaluate the outcome of administrative and court proceedings and the level of legal protection we enjoy. For
example, China enacted a new Anti-Monopoly Law, which became effective on August 1, 2008. Because the Anti-Monopoly Law and related regulations are still relatively new, there have been very few court rulings or judicial or administrative
interpretations on certain key concepts used in the law. As a result, there is still uncertainty as to how the enforcement and interpretation of the Anti-Monopoly Law may affect our business and operations.

Furthermore, the PRC legal system is based in part on government policies and internal rules, some of which are not published on a timely
basis or at all, which may have a retroactive effect. As a result, we may not be aware of our violation of any of these policies and rules until sometime after the violation. In addition, any administrative and court proceedings in China may be
protracted, resulting in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention.

We may be adversely affected by the
complexity, uncertainties and changes in PRC regulation of the licenses and permits required for the telecommunications and software development industries in China.

The PRC government extensively regulates the telecommunications and software development industries, including foreign ownership of, and the
licensing and permit requirements pertaining to, companies in the telecommunication industry. These laws and regulations are relatively new and evolving, and their interpretation and enforcement involve significant uncertainty.

As a result, there are uncertainties relating to the regulation of the telecommunication business in China, particularly evolving licensing
practices. This means that permits, licenses or operations at some of our companies may be subject to challenge, or we may fail to obtain permits or licenses that applicable regulators may deem necessary for our operations or we may not be able to
obtain or renew certain permits or licenses to maintain their validity. The major permits and licenses that could be involved include, without limitation, the Value-Added Telecommunications Services Operation Permit issued by the MIIT and the
Telecommunications and Information Services Operation Permit issued by the Beijing Communications Administration. New laws and regulations may be promulgated that will regulate telecommunication activities and additional licenses may be required for
our operations. If our operations do not comply with these new regulations at the time they become effective, or if we fail to obtain any licenses required under these new laws and regulations, we could be subject to penalties.

On July 13, 2006, the Ministry of Information Industry, which was the predecessor of the
MIIT, issued the Notice of the Ministry of Information Industry on Intensifying the Administration of Foreign Investment in Value-added Telecommunications Services. This notice prohibits domestic telecommunication services providers from leasing,
transferring or selling telecommunications business operating licenses to any foreign investor in any form, or providing any resources, websites or facilities to any foreign investor for their illegal operation of a telecommunications business in
China. According to this notice, either the holder of a value-added telecommunication business operating license or its shareholders must directly own the domain names and trademarks used by such license holders in their provision of value-added
telecommunication services. The notice also requires each license holder to have the necessary facilities, including servers, for its approved business operations and to maintain such facilities in the regions covered by its license.

Operating mobile online games in China requires a series of permits and approvals. For example, we have obtained a license from the Ministry
of Culture with respect to the operation of mobile online games. In addition, the Internet publication of mobile online games requires pre-approval from the GAPP. We operate a substantial majority of our mobile online games in collaboration with
third parties such as content providers, and such third parties are in charge of obtaining the approvals from GAPP. For the remaining mobile online games we operate, we are responsible for obtaining approvals from GAPP. Because the requirement for
GAPP approval of mobile online games was imposed in late 2009 and the approval process is lengthy, GAPP has not yet approved any mobile online games that we operate. With respect to the games that we operate alone, we have not submitted applications
for GAPP approval as we are first required to obtain an online publication license from GAPP. We have started the process of obtaining such a license. We cannot assure you that we can obtain an online publication license in a timely
manner or at all.

The interpretation and application of existing PRC laws, regulations and policies and possible new laws, regulations or
policies relating to the telecommunications and software development industries have created substantial uncertainties regarding the legality of existing and future foreign investments in, and the businesses and activities of, telecommunication
businesses in China, including our business. We cannot assure you that we have obtained all the permits or licenses required for conducting our business in China or will be able to maintain our existing licenses or obtain any new licenses if
required by any new laws or regulations. There are also risks that we may be found to violate the existing or future laws and regulations given the uncertainty and complexity of Chinas regulation of the telecommunications and software
development industries. See Item 4. Information on the Company  B. Business Overview  PRC Regulation.

Regulation and censorship of information disseminated over the Internet and wireless telecommunication networks in China may adversely
affect our business, and the mobile service providers with which we cooperate may be liable for information displayed on, retrieved from, or linked to their platforms.

China has enacted regulations governing telecommunication mobile service providers, Internet and wireless access and the distribution of news
and other information over the Internet and wireless telecommunication networks. Under these regulations, mobile content publishers like us are prohibited from posting or displaying over the Internet or wireless networks content that, among other
things, violates PRC laws and regulations, impairs the national dignity of China, or is obscene, superstitious, fraudulent or defamatory.

When Internet and mobile service providers find that any obscene, superstitious, fraudulent or
defamatory information is transmitted on their platforms, they are required to terminate the transmission of such information or delete such information immediately, keep records, and report to relevant authorities. Mobile network operators like
China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom also have their own policies prohibiting or restricting the distribution of inappropriate content. On December 15, 2009, the MIIT issued the Notice Regarding Plan for Further Regulating Obscene
Materials on Mobile Phones, or Circular 672. Under Circular 672, mobile network operators are required to examine their business, promotional channels, as well as the business of their partners, and must immediately terminate such business if any
obscene material is involved. Mobile service providers involved in distributing or publishing such obscene materials on mobile handsets are subject to immediate suspension or termination of cooperation with mobile network operators, and a violation
will be reported to relevant authorities. Mobile network operators and mobile service providers must examine all websites accessed through mobile handsets and conduct full daily inspection of such websites. If any obscene material is
found, access and transmission must cease and be reported to authorities. On June 3, 2010, the MOC issued the Online Game Measures, which became effective on August 1, 2010, according to which companies that plan to engage in the
operation of online games, issuance of virtual currency and provision of virtual currency transaction services shall obtain a license from the provincial counterpart of the MOC. Online and mobile game operators are required to establish a
self-censorship mechanism and ensure the lawfulness of the content of their games and corporate operations. The Administrative Measures for Content Self-review by Internet Culture Business Entities, or the Content Self-review Administrative Measure,
which took effect in December 2013, require Internet culture business entities to review the content of products and services to be provided prior to providing such content and services to the public. The content management system of an Internet
culture business entity is required to specify the responsibilities, standards and processes for content review as well as accountability measures, and is required be filed with the local provincial branch of the MOC.

As these regulations are relatively new and subject to interpretation by the relevant authorities, it may not be possible for us to determine
in all cases the type of content that could result in liability for us as a mobile game operator. In addition, we may not be able to control or restrict the content of other content providers linked to or accessible through our mobile service
providers. To the extent that regulatory authorities find any portion of the applications and content on our mobile service providers objectionable, they may require them to limit or eliminate the dissemination of such information or otherwise
curtail the nature of such content on our mobile service providers, which may reduce our user traffic, which in turn decrease access to and downloading of our mobile games.

Fluctuations in exchange rates may have a material adverse effect on your investment.

The value of the RMB against the U.S. dollar and other currencies is affected by, among others, changes in Chinas political and
economic conditions and Chinas foreign exchange policies. The conversion of RMB into foreign currencies, including U.S. dollars, is based on exchange rates set by the Peoples Bank of China. The PRC government allowed the RMB to
appreciate by more than 20% against the U.S. dollar between July 2005 and July 2008. Between July 2008 and June 2010, this appreciation halted and the exchange rate between the RMB and the U.S. dollar remained within a narrow band. Since June
2010, the PRC government has allowed RMB to appreciate slowly against the U.S. dollar again, though there have been periods when the U.S. dollar has appreciated against the Renminbi as well. It is difficult to predict how market forces or PRC or
U.S. government policy may impact the exchange rate between the RMB and the U.S. dollar as well as other currencies in the future.

There
remains significant international pressure on the Chinese government to adopt a substantial liberalization of its currency policy, which could result in further appreciation in the value of the RMB against the U.S. dollar. To the extent that we need
to convert U.S. dollars into RMB for capital expenditures and working capital and other business purposes, appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar would have an adverse effect on the RMB amount we would receive from the conversion.
Conversely, if we decide to convert RMB into U.S. dollars for the purpose of making payments for dividends on our common shares or ADSs, strategic acquisitions or investments or other business purposes, appreciation of the U.S. dollar against the
RMB would have a negative effect on the U.S. dollar amount available to us.

A significant portion of our revenues and costs are
denominated in RMB. At the Cayman Islands holding company level, we may receive dividends and other fees paid to us by our subsidiary in China. Any significant revaluation of the RMB may materially and adversely affect our cash flows, revenues,
earnings and financial position, and the value of, and any dividends payable on, our ADSs in U.S. dollars. For example, an appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar would make any new RMB denominated investments or expenditures more
costly to us, to the extent that we need to convert U.S. dollars into RMB for such purposes. Conversely, a significant depreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar may significantly reduce the U.S. dollar equivalent of our
earnings, which in turn could adversely affect the price of our ADSs.

Very limited hedging options are available in China to reduce our exposure to exchange rate
fluctuations. To date, we have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk. While we may decide to enter into hedging transactions in the future, the availability and effectiveness
of these hedges may be limited and we may not be able to adequately hedge our exposure or at all. In addition, our currency exchange losses may be magnified by PRC exchange control regulations that restrict our ability to convert RMB into foreign
currency. As a result, fluctuations in exchange rates may have a material adverse effect on your investment.

We face risks of
epidemics and other disasters, which could severely disrupt our business operations.

Our business could be materially and
adversely affected by the outbreak of epidemics such as H1N1, avian influenza, severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, or Ebola. In recent years, there have been breakouts of epidemics in China and globally. Our business operations could be
disrupted if one or more of our employees contract, or are suspected of having contracted, any highly contagious diseases such as H1N1, avian influenza, SARS or Ebola, since it could cause our employees to be quarantined or our offices to be
quarantined or disinfected. Any prolonged recurrence of epidemics or other adverse public health developments could adversely affect economic activities and require the temporary closure of one or more of our offices. Such closures could severely
disrupt our business operations and adversely affect our results of operations. In addition, our results of operations could be adversely affected to the extent that any outbreak of epidemics harms the global economy in general and the Chinese
economy in particular.

In addition, our business operations are vulnerable to interruption and damage from man-made or natural disasters,
including wars, acts of terrorism, snowstorms, earthquakes, fire, floods, environmental accidents, power loss, communications failures and similar events. If any man-made or natural disaster were to occur in the future, our ability to operate our
business could be seriously impaired.

Governmental control of currency conversion may limit our ability to utilize our revenues
effectively and affect the value of your investment.

The PRC government imposes controls on the convertibility of the RMB into
foreign currencies and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency out of China. We receive a substantial part of our revenues in RMB, and the rest in foreign currencies such as U.S. dollars. Under our current corporate structure, our Cayman
Islands holding company, to a large extent, relies on dividend payments from our wholly owned PRC subsidiary, NQ Beijing, and our wholly owned Hong Kong subsidiary, NQ International Ltd. (formerly known as NetQin International Limited), or NQ HK, to
fund any cash and financing requirements we may have. Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, payments of current account items, including profit distributions, interest payments and trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions,
can be made in foreign currencies without prior SAFE approval by complying with certain procedural requirements. Therefore, NQ Beijing is able to pay dividends in foreign currencies to us without prior approval from SAFE. However, approval from or
registration with appropriate government authorities is required where RMB is to be converted into foreign currency and remitted out of China to pay capital expenses such as the repayment of loans denominated in foreign currencies. The PRC
government may also at its discretion restrict access to foreign currencies for current account transactions in the future. If the foreign exchange control system prevents us from obtaining sufficient foreign currencies to satisfy our foreign
currency demands, we may not be able to pay dividends in foreign currencies to our shareholders, including holders of our ADSs. PRC regulations established complex procedures for certain acquisitions of PRC companies by foreign investors, which
could make it more difficult for us to pursue growth through acquisitions in China.

Recently enacted regulations in the PRC may make it more difficult for us to pursue growth
through acquisitions.

Six PRC regulatory agencies promulgated regulations effective on September 8, 2006 that are commonly
referred to as the M&A Rules. See Item 4. Information on the Company  B. Business Overview  PRC Regulation. The M&A Rules establish procedures and requirements that could make some acquisitions of PRC companies by
foreign investors more time-consuming and complex, including requirements in some instances that the Ministry of Commerce be notified in advance of any change-of-control transaction in which a foreign investor takes control of a PRC domestic
enterprise. In addition, the national security review rules issued by the PRC governmental authorities in 2011 require acquisitions by foreign investors of domestic companies engaged in military related businesses or certain other industries that
are crucial to national security to be subject to prior security review. We may expand our business in part by acquiring complementary businesses. Complying with the requirements of the M&A Rule, security review rules and other PRC regulations
to complete such transactions could be time-consuming, and compliance with any required approval processes, including obtaining approval from the Ministry of Commerce, may delay or inhibit our ability to complete such transactions, which could
affect our ability to expand our business or maintain our market share.

SAFE promulgated the Notice
on Issues Relating to the Administration of Foreign Exchange in Fund-Raising and Round-trip Investment Activities of Domestic Residents Conducted via Offshore Special Purpose Companies, or SAFE Circular
No. 75, on October 21, 2005. SAFE Circular No. 75 and other associated regulations require PRC residents and PRC corporate entities to register with local branches of SAFE in connection with their direct or indirect offshore
investment activities. These regulations apply to our shareholders who are PRC residents and may apply to any offshore acquisitions that we make in the future. To further clarify and simplify the implementation of SAFE Circular No. 75, SAFE has
issued various rules which established more specific and stringent supervision on the registration process required by Circular No. 75.

SAFE promulgated the Circular on Relevant Issues Concerning Foreign Exchange Control on Domestic Residents Offshore Investment and
Financing and Roundtrip Investment through Special Purpose Vehicles, or SAFE Circular No. 37, on July 4, 2014, which replaced SAFE Circular No. 75. SAFE Circular No. 37 requires PRC residents to register with local branches of
SAFE in connection with their direct establishment or indirect control of an offshore entity, or an SPV, for the purpose of overseas investment and financing, utilizing such PRC residents legally owned assets or equity interests in domestic
enterprises or offshore. The term control under SAFE Circular No. 37 is broadly defined as the right to operate, rights as beneficiary or decision-making rights acquired by the PRC residents in the offshore SPVs or PRC companies by
such means as acquisition, trust, proxy, voting rights, repurchase, convertible bonds or other arrangements. SAFE Circular No. 37 further requires amendment to the registration in the event of any significant changes with respect to the SPV,
such as increase or decrease of capital contributed by PRC individuals, share transfer or exchange, merger, division or other material event. In the event that a PRC shareholder holding interests in a SPV fails to fulfill the required SAFE
registration, the PRC subsidiaries of that SPV may be prohibited from distributing profits to the offshore parent and from carrying out subsequent cross-border foreign exchange activities, and the SPV may be restricted in its ability to contribute
additional capital into its PRC subsidiary. Moreover, failure to comply with the various SAFE registration requirements described above could result in liability under PRC law for evasion of foreign exchange controls.

SAFE Circular No. 37 provides that PRC residents include both PRC citizens, meaning any individual who holds a PRC passport or resident
identification card, and individuals who are non-PRC citizens but primarily reside in the PRC due to their economic ties to the PRC. We have requested all of our current shareholders and/or beneficial owners to disclose whether they or their
shareholders or beneficial owners fall within the ambit of SAFE Circular No. 37 and its guidance and will urge relevant shareholders and beneficial owners, upon learning they are PRC residents, to make the necessary applications, filings and
amendments as required under SAFE Circular No. 37 and other related rules. To our knowledge, all of our shareholders who are PRC citizens have completed initial registrations with a local SAFE branch as required under SAFE Circular No. 75
and will update their registrations to the extent required under Circular No. 37 and its implementing guidelines to reflect our latest ownership structure.

We have requested our current shareholders and/or beneficial owners to disclose whether they or
their shareholders or beneficial owners fall within the coverage of Circular No. 37 and urge those who are PRC residents to register with the local SAFE branch as required under Circular No. 37. However, as SAFE Circular No. 37 was
recently promulgated, there are substantial uncertainties on how this new rule will be implemented and interpreted. We cannot assure you that our current shareholders and/or beneficial owners or their shareholders or beneficial owners can
successfully comply with registration requirements under SAFE Circular No. 37 and subsequent implementation rules in a timely fashion or at all. In addition, we may not be informed of the identities of all the PRC residents holding direct or
indirect interest in our company, and we cannot provide any assurances that these PRC residents will comply with our request to make or obtain any applicable registrations or comply with other requirements required by SAFE Circular No. 37 or
other related rules. Failure by our current or future shareholders or beneficial owners who are PRC residents to comply with the SAFE regulations may subject us to fines or other legal sanctions, restrict our cross-border investment activities,
limit our PRC subsidiaries ability to make distributions or pay dividends or affect our ownership structure, which could adversely affect our business and prospects.

Furthermore, it is unclear how these regulations, and any future regulation concerning offshore or cross-border transactions, will be
interpreted, amended and implemented by the relevant government authorities. We cannot predict how these regulations will affect our business operations or future strategy. For example, we may be subject to a more stringent review and approval
process with respect to our foreign exchange activities, such as remittance of dividends and foreign-currency-denominated borrowings, which may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, if we decide to acquire
a PRC domestic company, we cannot assure you that we or the owners of such company, as the case may be, will be able to obtain the necessary approvals or complete the necessary filings and registrations required by the foreign exchange regulations.
This may restrict our ability to implement our acquisition strategy and could adversely affect our business and prospects.

We face
uncertainty with respect to indirect transfers of equity interests in PRC resident enterprises by their non-PRC holding companies.

Pursuant to the Notice on Strengthening Administration of Enterprise Income Tax for Share Transfers by Non-PRC Resident Enterprises, or SAT
Circular 698, issued by the State Administration of Taxation, or the SAT, on December 10, 2009 with retroactive effect from January 1, 2008, where a non-resident enterprise transfers the equity interests of a PRC resident enterprise
indirectly via disposing of the equity interests of an overseas holding company, or an Indirect Transfer, and such overseas holding company is located in a tax jurisdiction that: (i) has an effective tax rate less than 12.5% or (ii) does
not tax foreign income of its residents, the non-resident enterprise, being the transferor, shall report to the competent tax authority of the PRC resident enterprise this Indirect Transfer. Using a substance over form principle, the PRC
tax authority may disregard the existence of the overseas holding company if it lacks a reasonable commercial purpose and was established for the purpose of reducing, avoiding or deferring PRC tax. As a result, gains derived from such Indirect
Transfer may be subject to PRC tax at a rate of up to 10%. SAT Circular 698 also provides that, where a non-PRC resident enterprise transfers its equity interests in a PRC resident enterprise to its related parties at a price lower than the fair
market value, the relevant tax authority has the power to make a reasonable adjustment to the taxable income of the transaction.

There is
uncertainty as to the application of SAT Circular 698. For example, while the term Indirect Transfer is not clearly defined, it is understood that the relevant PRC tax authorities have the power to compel the cooperation of a wide range
of foreign entities having no direct contact with China. Moreover, the relevant authority has not yet promulgated any formal provisions or formally declared or stated how to calculate the effective tax rates in foreign tax jurisdictions, and the
process and format of the reporting of an Indirect Transfer to the competent tax authority of the relevant PRC resident enterprise. In addition, there are not any formal declarations with regard to how to determine whether a foreign investor has
adopted an abusive arrangement in order to reduce, avoid or defer PRC tax. As a result, we may become at risk of being taxed under SAT Circular 698 and we may be required to expend valuable resources to comply with SAT Circular 698 or to establish
that we should not be taxed under the general anti-avoidance rule of the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, which may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Discontinuation of any of the preferential tax treatments or imposition of any additional
taxes could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

China passed an updated PRC Enterprise Income Tax
Law, or the EIT Law, and its implementation rules, both of which became effective on January 1, 2008. The EIT Law significantly curtails tax incentives granted to foreign-invested enterprises under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law concerning
Foreign-Invested Enterprises and Foreign Enterprises (or the Old EIT Law, which was effective from July 1, 1991 to December 31, 2007). The EIT Law, however, (i) reduces the statutory rate of the enterprise income tax from 33% to 25%,
(ii) permits companies established before March 16, 2007 to continue to enjoy their existing tax incentives, adjusted by certain transitional phase-out rules promulgated by the State Council on December 26, 2007, and
(iii) introduces new tax incentives, subject to various qualification criteria.

The EIT Law and its implementation rules permit
certain high and new technology enterprises strongly supported by the state which hold independent ownership of core intellectual property to enjoy a preferential enterprise income tax rate of 15% subject to certain new
qualification criteria. Beijing Technology, our consolidated affiliated entity, was recognized by the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission as a high and new technology enterprise on December 24, 2008, and therefore is
eligible for the reduced 15% enterprise income tax rate. The qualification as a high and new technology enterprise is subject to review by the relevant authorities in China every three years. Beijing Technology was qualified as a high
and new technology enterprise and has successfully renewed this status in late 2011, which enabled it to enjoy preferential income tax treatment through 2013. However, if Beijing Technology fails to maintain its high and new technology
enterprise qualification or renew its qualification when the relevant term expires, its applicable enterprise income tax rate may increase to 25%, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, according to the Notice of the State Administration of Taxation on Further Clarifying the Standards for the Implementation of Preferential Policies Regarding Corporate Income Tax during the Transition Period issued on April 21,
2010, or Circular 157, where a resident enterprise is qualified as a high and new technology enterprise, and simultaneously is entitled to a term holiday under the phase-out rules of the EIT Law, the resident enterprise can choose either to enjoy
the term holiday based on the phase-out tax rates (i.e., 18% for 2008, 20% for 2009, 22% for 2010, 24% for 2011 and 25% for 2012 and onwards) or enjoy the preferential tax rate of 15% as a high-tech enterprise. However, for taxable years 2008
through 2010, Beijing Technology applied a transitional tax rate of 7.5% as its applicable rate despite the provisions in Circular 157. This EIT rate has been approved by Beijing Haidian District State Tax Bureau as a transitional treatment to allow
Beijing Technology to continue to enjoy its unexpired tax holiday under prior law. Since it is uncertain whether the State Administration of Taxation will enforce Circular 157 retrospectively, we cannot assure you that Beijing Technology will
maintain the tax benefits it previously enjoyed, or that the local tax authorities will not, in the future, order the return of such tax benefits. NQ Beijing has already obtained the Software Enterprise Certification. Therefore, it qualifies for
preferential tax treatment as a software enterprise under the EIT Law and is entitled to a two-year exemption from the first year it becomes profitable and a three-year 50% reduction in corporate income tax, upon its filing with its
in-charge tax authority. In 2013, the applicable corporate income tax rate of NQ Beijing was 0%.

Preferential tax treatments granted to
our subsidiaries and consolidated affiliated entities by the local governmental authorities are subject to review and may be adjusted or revoked at any time. The discontinuation of any preferential tax treatments currently available to us and our
wholly owned PRC subsidiary will cause our effective tax rate to increase, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. We cannot assure you that we will be able to maintain our current effective
tax rate in the future.

Our financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely
affected if the recent value added tax reforms in the PRC become unfavorable to our PRC subsidiaries or consolidated affiliated entities.

In 2012, China introduced a value added tax, or VAT, to replace the previous 5% business tax. Our PRC subsidiaries and the consolidated
affiliated entities have been subject to VAT at a base rate of 6% since September 2012. The rules related to VAT are still evolving and the timing of the promulgation of the final tax rules or related interpretation is uncertain. Our financial
condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected if the interpretation and enforcement of these tax rules become materially unfavorable to our PRC subsidiaries and consolidated affiliated entities.

Our global income and the dividends that we may receive from our PRC subsidiary may be subject to PRC taxes under the PRC Enterprise
Income Tax Law, which may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Under the EIT Law, an enterprise
established outside of China with its de facto management body within China is considered a resident enterprise and will be subject to enterprise income tax at the rate of 25% on its global income. The de facto management
body is defined as the organizational body that effectively exercises overall management and control over production and business operations, personnel and human resources, finance and accounting, and properties of the enterprise. It remains
unclear how the PRC tax authorities will interpret such a broad definition. On April 22, 2009, the SAT issued a circular, known as Circular 82, which provides certain specific criteria for determining whether the de facto management
body of a PRC-controlled enterprise that is incorporated offshore is located in China. Under Circular 82, an offshore incorporated enterprise controlled by a PRC enterprise or a PRC enterprise group will be regarded as a PRC tax resident by
virtue of having its de facto management body in China and will be subject to PRC enterprise income tax on its global income only if all of the following conditions are met: (i) the primary location of the day-to-day operational
management is in the PRC; (ii) decisions relating to the enterprises financial and human resource matters are made or are subject to approval by organizations or personnel in the PRC; (iii) the enterprises primary assets,
accounting books and records, company seals, and board and shareholder resolutions, are located or maintained in the PRC; and (iv) at least 50% of voting board members or senior executives habitually reside in the PRC. Further to Circular 82,
the SAT issued a bulletin, known as SAT Bulletin 45, which became effective in September 2011, to provide more guidance on the implementation of Circular 82 and clarify the reporting and filing obligations of such Chinese-controlled offshore
incorporated resident enterprises. SAT Bulletin 45 provides procedures and administrative details for the determination of resident status and administration on post-determination matters. Although both Circular 82 and SAT Bulletin 45 only
apply to offshore enterprises controlled by PRC enterprises or PRC enterprise groups, not those controlled by PRC individuals or foreigners, the criteria set forth in the Circular 82 and SAT Bulletin 45 may reflect the SATs general position on
how the de facto management body test should be applied in determining the tax resident status of all offshore enterprises, regardless of whether they are controlled by PRC enterprises, PRC enterprise groups or by PRC or foreign
individuals.

We do not believe that we or our Hong Kong subsidiary meet all of the conditions above and thus we do not believe that we or
our Hong Kong subsidiary are PRC resident enterprises, though a substantial majority of the members of our management team as well as the management team of our offshore holding companies are located in China. However, we have been advised by our
PRC counsel, Jincheng Tongda & Neal, that there remains uncertainty regarding the interpretation and implementation of the EIT Law and its implementation rules, and there is no assurance that we or our Hong Kong subsidiary will not be
treated as a PRC resident enterprise. If we are considered a resident enterprise and earn income other than dividends from our PRC subsidiary, a 25% enterprise income tax on our global income may significantly increase our tax burden and materially
and adversely affect our cash flow and profitability. Dividends paid between PRC companies are not generally subject to PRC withholding tax. However, it is unclear whether this exemption applies to foreign companies considered PRC residents under
the EIT law. Accordingly, if we or our Hong Kong subsidiary are treated as a PRC resident enterprises, it is uncertain whether dividends we or our Hong Kong subsidiary receive from our PRC subsidiaries would be subject to PRC withholding tax.

The enforcement of the Labor Contract Law and other labor-related regulations in the PRC
may adversely affect our business and our results of operations.

China enacted the Labor Contract Law effective on
January 1, 2008. The Labor Contract Law introduces specific provisions related to fixed-term employment contracts, part-time employment, probation, consultation with labor union and employee assemblies, employment without a written contract,
dismissal of employees, severance, and collective bargaining, which together represent enhanced enforcement of labor laws and regulations. According to the Labor Contract Law, an employer is obliged to sign an unlimited-term labor contract with any
employee who has worked for the employer for ten consecutive years. Further, if an employee requests or agrees to renew a fixed-term labor contract that has already been entered into twice consecutively, the resulting contract must have an unlimited
term, with certain exceptions. The employer must also pay severance to an employee in nearly all instances where a labor contract, including a contract with an unlimited term, is terminated or expires. In addition, the government has continued to
introduce various new labor-related regulations after the Labor Contract Law. Among other things, new annual leave requirements mandate that annual leave ranging from five to 15 days is available to nearly all employees and further require that
the employer compensate an employee for any annual leave day the employee is unable to take in the amount of three times the employees daily salary, subject to certain exceptions. We cannot assure you that our employment practices do not or
will not violate the Labor Contract Law and other labor-related regulations. If we are subject to severe penalties or incur significant liabilities in connection with labor disputes or investigations, our business and results of operations may be
adversely affected.

Under the Social Insurance Law and the Administrative Measures on Housing Fund, employees are required
to participate in pension insurance, work-related injury insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance and housing funds and employers are required, together with their employees or separately, to pay the social insurance
premiums and housing funds for their employees. These laws designed to enhance labor protection tend to increase our labor costs. In addition, as the interpretation and implementation of these regulations are still evolving, our employment practices
may not be at all times be deemed in compliance with the regulations. As a result, we could be subject to penalties or incur significant liabilities in connection with labor disputes or investigations.

Risks Related to Our ADSs

The
trading price for our ADSs has been and may continue to be volatile.

The trading price of our ADSs has been and may continue to
be subject to significant fluctuations. From January 1, 2013 to October 24, 2014, the trading price of our ADSs on the New York Stock Exchange ranged from US$3.45 to US$25.90 per ADS, and the closing price on October 24, 2014 was US$8.94 per
ADS. The trading price for our ADSs may continue to be volatile and subject to wide fluctuations in response to factors including the following:

In addition, the stock market
in general, and the market prices for companies with operations in China in particular have experienced volatility that might have been unrelated to the operating performance of such companies. The securities of some
China-based companies that have listed their securities in the United States have experienced significant volatility since their initial public offerings, including, in some cases, substantial price declines
in the trading prices of their securities. The trading performances of the securities of these China-based companies after their offerings may affect the attitudes of investors toward Chinese companies listed in the United States, which consequently
may impact the trading performance of our ADSs, regardless of our actual operating performance. In addition, any negative news or perceptions about inadequate corporate governance practices or fraudulent accounting, corporate structure or other
matters of other China-based companies, such as news of the SEC initiating administrative proceedings against the China affiliates of the Big Four public accounting firms for refusing to produce audit work papers and other documents related to
China-based companies under investigation by the SEC for potential accounting fraud, may also negatively affect the attitudes of investors towards China-based companies in general, including us, regardless of whether we have engaged in any
inappropriate activities. The global financial crisis and the ensuing economic recessions in many countries have also contributed and may continue to contribute to extreme volatility in the global stock markets, such as the large decline in share
prices in the United States, China and other jurisdictions in late 2008, early 2009 the second half of 2011 and part of 2012. These broad market and industry fluctuations may adversely affect the price of our ADSs, regardless of our operating
performance.

Provisions of our convertible notes could discourage an acquisition of us by a third party.

In October 2013, we issued an aggregate of US$172.5 million 4.00% convertible senior notes due in 2018. Certain provisions of our convertible
senior notes could make it more difficult or more expensive for a third party to acquire us. The indentures for these convertible notes define a fundamental change to include, among other things: (1) any person or group gaining
control of our company; (2) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of our ordinary shares or the ADSs as a result of which these securities would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets;
(3) the adoption of any plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of our company; (4) our ADSs ceasing to be listed on The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market; or (5) any change
in or amendment to the laws, regulations and rules in China that prohibits us from operating substantially all of the business operations and prevents us from continuing to derive substantially all of the economic benefits from our business
operations. Upon the occurrence of a fundamental change, holders of these notes will have the right, at their option, to require us to repurchase all of their notes or any portion of the principal amount of such notes in integral multiples of
US$1,000. In the event of a fundamental change, we may also be required to issue additional ADSs upon conversion of our convertible notes.

Because we do not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future, you must rely on price appreciation of our ADSs for return on your
investment.

We currently intend to retain most, if not all, of our available funds and any future earnings to fund the
development and growth of our business. As a result, we do not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Therefore, you should not rely on an investment in our ADSs as a source for any future dividend income.

Our board of directors has complete discretion as to whether to distribute dividends. Even if our
board of directors decides to declare and pay dividends, the timing, amount and form of future dividends, if any, will depend on, among other things, our future results of operations and cash flow, our capital requirements and surplus, the amount of
distributions, if any, received by us from our subsidiaries, our financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors deemed relevant by our board of directors. Accordingly, the return on your investment in our ADSs will likely depend
entirely upon any future price appreciation of our ADSs. There is no guarantee that our ADSs will appreciate in value or even maintain the price at which you purchased the ADSs. You may not realize a return on your investment in our ADSs and you may
even lose your entire investment in our ADSs.

Substantial future sales or perceived potential sales of our ADSs in the public
market could cause the price of our ADSs to decline.

Sales of our ADSs or common shares in the public market, or the perception
that these sales could occur, could cause the market price of our ADSs to decline. If our shareholders sell substantial amounts of our ADSs, including those issued upon the exercise of outstanding options, in the public market, the market price of
our ADSs could fall. Such sales also might make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we deem appropriate. If any existing shareholder or shareholders sell a substantial amount of
shares, the prevailing market price for our ADSs could be adversely affected. In addition, if we pay for our future acquisitions in whole or in part with additionally issued common shares or ADSs, your ownership interests in our company would be
diluted and this, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on the price of our ADSs.

You may not have the same voting rights
as the holders of our common shares and may not receive voting materials in time to be able to exercise your right to vote.

Except as described in this annual report and in the deposit agreement, holders of our ADSs will not be able to exercise voting rights
attaching to the shares represented by our ADSs on an individual basis. Holders of our ADSs will appoint the depositary or its nominee as their representative to exercise the voting rights attaching to the shares represented by the ADSs. You may not
receive voting materials in time to instruct the depositary to vote, and it is possible that you, or persons who hold their ADSs through brokers, dealers or other third parties, will not have the opportunity to exercise a right to vote.

Your right to participate in any future rights offerings may be limited, which may cause dilution to your holdings, and you may not
receive cash dividends if it is impractical to make them available to you.

We may from time to time distribute rights to our
shareholders, including rights to acquire our securities. However, we cannot make rights available to you in the United States unless we register both the rights and the securities to which the rights relate under the Securities Act or an exemption
from the registration requirements is available. Under the deposit agreement, the depositary will not make rights available to you unless both the rights and the underlying securities to be distributed to ADS holders are either registered under the
Securities Act or exempt from registration under the Securities Act. We are under no obligation to file a registration statement with respect to any such rights or securities or to endeavor to cause such a registration statement to be declared
effective and we may not be able to establish a necessary exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Accordingly, you may be unable to participate in our rights offerings and may experience dilution in your holdings.

The depositary of our ADSs has agreed to pay to you the cash dividends or other distributions it or the custodian receives on our common
shares or other deposited securities after deducting its fees and expenses. You will receive these distributions in proportion to the number of common shares your ADSs represent. However, the depositary may, at its discretion, decide that it is
impractical to make a distribution available to any holders of ADSs. For example, the depositary may determine that it is not practicable to distribute certain property through the mail, or that the value of certain distributions may be less than
the cost of mailing them. In these cases, the depositary may decide not to distribute such property to you.

Your ADSs are transferable on the books of the depositary. However, the depositary may close its transfer books at any time or from time to
time when it deems expedient in connection with the performance of its duties. In addition, the depositary may refuse to deliver, transfer or register transfers of ADSs generally when our books or the books of the depositary are closed, or at any
time if we or the depositary deems it advisable to do so because of any requirement of law or of any government or governmental body, or under any provision of the deposit agreement, or for any other reason.

You may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through the U.S. federal courts may be
limited because we are incorporated under Cayman Islands law, we conduct significant portion of our operations in China and a significant number of our directors and officers reside outside the United States.

We are incorporated in the Cayman Islands and currently conduct a significant portion of our operations in China through our PRC subsidiary
and consolidated affiliated entities. A significant number of our directors and officers reside outside the United States and a substantial portion of their assets are located outside of the United States. As a result, it may be difficult or
impossible for you to bring an action against us or against these individuals in the Cayman Islands or in China in the event that you believe that their rights have been infringed under the securities laws or otherwise. Even if you are successful in
bringing an action of this kind, the laws of the Cayman Islands and of China may render you unable to enforce a judgment against our assets or the assets of our directors and officers. There is no statutory recognition in the Cayman Islands of
judgments obtained in the United States, although the courts of the Cayman Islands will generally recognize and enforce a non-penal judgment of a foreign court of competent jurisdiction without retrial on the merits.

Our corporate affairs are governed by our memorandum and articles of association, as amended and restated from time to time, and by the
Companies Law (2013 Revision) and common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take legal action against us and our directors, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors are to a large
extent governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from English common law, which provides persuasive, but
not binding, authority. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under Cayman Islands law are not as clearly established as they would be under statutes or judicial precedents in the United States. In
particular, the Cayman Islands has a less developed body of securities laws than the United States and provides significantly less protection to investors. In addition, shareholders of Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to initiate a
shareholder derivative action in U.S. federal courts.

As a result, our public shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting
their interests through actions against us, our management, our directors or our major shareholders than would shareholders of a corporation incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States.

Our dual-class common share structure with different voting rights will limit your ability
to influence corporate matters and could discourage others from pursuing any change of control transactions that holders of our Class A common shares and ADSs may view as beneficial.

Our common shares are divided into Class A common shares and Class B common shares. Holders of Class A common shares are
entitled to one vote per share, while holders of Class B common shares are entitled to ten votes per share. We issued Class A common shares represented by our ADSs in our initial public offering. All of our outstanding common shares prior
to the initial public offering were redesignated as Class B common shares and our outstanding preferred shares were automatically converted into Class B common shares upon the completion of our initial public offering. In addition, all
options issued prior to the completion of our initial public offering entitle option holders to the equivalent number of Class B common shares once the options are vested and exercised. Due to the disparate voting powers attached to these two
classes, certain shareholders have significant voting power of our outstanding common shares and have considerable influence over matters requiring shareholder approval, including election of directors and significant corporate transactions, such as
a merger or sale of our company or our assets. In particular, as of October 15, 2014, our three founders, Dr. Henry Yu Lin, Mr. Xu Zhou and Dr. Vincent Wenyong Shi, and their affiliates own approximately 13.5% of our outstanding
common shares, representing 59.2% of our total voting power. This concentrated control will limit your ability to influence corporate matters and could discourage others from pursuing any potential merger, takeover or other change of control
transactions that holders of Class A common shares and ADSs may view as beneficial and may depress the trading prices of our ADSs.

Our memorandum and articles of association contain anti-takeover provisions that could adversely affect the rights of holders of our
Class A common shares and ADSs.

Our memorandum and articles of association contain certain provisions that could limit the
ability of others to acquire control of our company, including a provision that grants authority to our board directors to establish from time to time one or more series of preferred shares without action by our shareholders and to determine, with
respect to any series of preferred shares, the terms and rights of that series. The provisions could have the effect of depriving our shareholders of the opportunity to sell their shares at a premium over the prevailing market price by discouraging
third parties from seeking to obtain control of our company in a tender offer or similar transactions.

Our corporate actions are
substantially controlled by our directors, executive officers and other principal shareholders, who can exert significant influence over important corporate matters, which may reduce the price of our ADSs and deprive you of an opportunity to receive
a premium for your shares.

As of October 15, 2014, our directors, executive officers and principal shareholders collectively
hold approximately 62.5% of the total voting power of our outstanding common shares. Our three founders in particular, Dr. Henry Yu Lin, Mr. Xu Zhou and Dr. Vincent Wenyong Shi, together beneficially own 13.5% of our outstanding
common shares and approximately 59.2% of the total voting power of our outstanding common shares. These shareholders, if acting together, could exert substantial influence over matters such as electing directors and approving material mergers,
acquisitions or other business combination transactions. If our founders and directors retain their shares in our company, they will continue to have substantial influence over our company in the foreseeable future. This concentration of ownership
may also discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our company, which could have the dual effect of depriving our shareholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their shares as part of a sale of our company and reducing the price
of our ADSs. These actions may be taken even if they are opposed by our other shareholders, including those who purchase our ADSs. In addition, these persons could divert business opportunities away from us to themselves or others.

We incur increased costs as a result of being a public company.

As a public company, we incur significant accounting, legal and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. The Sarbanes-Oxley
Act, as well as rules subsequently implemented by the SEC and The New York Stock Exchange, have detailed requirements concerning corporate governance practices of public companies, including Section 404 relating to internal control over
financial reporting. These and other rules and regulations applicable to public companies increase our accounting, legal and financial compliance costs and make certain corporate activities more time-consuming and costly. We cannot predict or
estimate the amount of additional costs we may incur or the timing of such costs.

We may be classified as a passive foreign investment company, which could result in adverse
United States federal income tax consequences to U.S. investors in the ADSs or common shares.

We will be classified as a
passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, if, in the case of any particular taxable year, either (a) 75% or more of our gross income for such year consists of certain types of passive income or
(b) 50% or more of the average quarterly value of our assets (as determined on the basis of fair market value) during such year produce or are held for the production of passive income (the asset test). Although the law in this
regard is unclear, we treat our PRC consolidated affiliated entities as being owned by us for United States federal income tax purposes, not only because we exercise effective control over the operation of such entities, but also because we are
entitled to substantially all of their economic benefits associated with these entities, and, as a result, we consolidate their operating results in our consolidated financial statements. Assuming that we are the owner of our PRC consolidated
affiliated entities for United States federal income tax purposes, and based upon our current income and assets, we do not presently expect to be classified as a PFIC for the current taxable year or the foreseeable future.

While we do not expect to be a PFIC in the taxable year ended December 31, 2013, there is a risk that we may become a PFIC for our
current taxable year ending December 31, 2014 and future taxable years because of our significant cash balances and because the value of our assets for purposes of the PFIC test will generally be determined by reference to the market price of
our ADSs or common shares. Accordingly, fluctuations in the market price of our ADSs or common shares may cause us to become a PFIC for the current or future taxable years. The determination of whether we will be or become a PFIC will also be
affected by how, and how quickly, we use our liquid assets. Under circumstances where we determine not to deploy significant amounts of cash for active purposes or our consolidated affiliated entities were not treated as owned by us for United
States federal income tax purposes, our risk of being classified as a PFIC may substantially increase. Because there are uncertainties in the application of the relevant rules and PFIC status is a factual determination made annually after the close
of each taxable year, there can be no assurance that we will not be a PFIC for the current taxable year or any future taxable year.

If we
are classified as a PFIC in any taxable year, a U.S. Holder (as defined in Item 10. Additional Information E. TaxationUnited States Federal Income Taxation) may incur significantly increased United States income tax on gain
recognized on the sale or other disposition of the ADSs or common shares and on the receipt of distributions on the ADSs or common shares and such holders may be subject to burdensome reporting requirements. Further, if we are classified as a PFIC
for any year during which a U.S. Holder holds our ADSs or common shares, we generally will continue to be treated as a PFIC for all succeeding years during which such U.S. Holder holds our ADSs or common shares. For more information see Item
10. Additional Information E. TaxationUnited States Federal Income Taxation.

ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON
THE COMPANY

A.

History and Development of the Company

We commenced operations in
October 2005 when our founders incorporated Beijing Technology in China. Beijing Technology is primarily engaged in the research and development of products and services related to mobile security, privacy and productivity. In March 2007, our
founders incorporated NetQin Mobile Inc., the offshore holding company for our operations in China, in the Cayman Islands. We changed the name of NetQin Mobile Inc. to NQ Mobile Inc. in April 2012.

In May 2007, we established our wholly owned subsidiary, NQ Beijing, in China.

In April 2010, we established NQ HK in Hong Kong; NQ HK became the directly wholly owned subsidiary of NQ Mobile Inc. and the immediate
holding company of NQ Beijing. NQ HK conducts part of our business activities and operations outside of China.

In September 2010, we invested in FL Mobile to obtain (i) 33% of equity interest in FL
Mobile, and (ii) the commitment by FL Mobile to obtain new users for us free of charges for two years. In November 2012, we increased our equity interest holding in FL Mobile to 100%.

In November 2010, we established NQ Mobile US Inc. (NQ US) in the United States, which became the directly wholly owned
subsidiary of NQ Mobile Inc. NQ US primarily engages in consumer mobile value added services and advertising services in the United States and overseas markets.

In May 2011, we completed an initial public offering of 7,750,000 ADSs. On May 5, 2011, we listed our ADSs on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol NQ.

In December 2011, we established Taiwan NQ Technology Limited (NQ Taiwan) in Taiwan, which
became the directly wholly owned subsidiary of NQ Mobile Inc.

In May 2012, we acquired 55% of equity interest in Beijing NationSky Network Technology Co., Ltd. (NationSky) through Beijing
Technology. Headquartered in Beijing, NationSky provides mobile services for enterprises in China. In July 2013, we acquired the remaining 45% of equity interest in NationSky.

In September 2012, we acquired 18.9% of equity interest in Shanghai Yin Long Information and Technology Co., Ltd. (Yin Long) which
mainly provides mobile music search and recognition software services. In November 2013, we acquired an additional 36.1% of equity interest in Yin Long. In May 2014, we signed an agreement to purchase the remaining 45% of equity interest in Yin
Long.

In November 2012, we acquired 100% of equity interest in Beijing Red Infinity Technology Co., Ltd. (Red) through FL
Mobile. Red engages in the development and operation of mobile games.

In January 2013, we established our wholly owned subsidiary, NQ
(Beijing) Co., Ltd. (NQ Tongzhou) in China. NQ Tongzhou primarily engages in software design and development for computer and mobile devices and other technology consulting services. In the same month, we established FL Mobile Inc. in
the Cayman Islands as a wholly owned subsidiary of our company, and FL Mobile Hong Kong Limited (FL HK) in Hong Kong as a wholly owned subsidiary of FL Mobile Inc.

In March 2013, we acquired 51% of equity interest in Fanyue through FL Mobile. Fanyue primarily provides
off-line user acquisition services. In September 2013, we entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire the remaining 49% of equity interest in Fanyue.

As of June 2013, we acquired 100% of equity interest in NQ Mobile (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (NQ Shenzhen) through Beijing Technology
upon the closing of the agreements to purchase 49% and the remaining 51% of equity interest in NQ Shenzhen which were signed in December 2012 and May 2013, respectively. NQ Shenzhen primarily provides online security education and value added
services.

In June 2013, we signed an agreement to purchase 20% of equity interest in Showself through Beijing Technology. In May 2014, we
signed another agreement to purchase an additional 40% equity interest in Showself, which provides entertainment and dating platforms on mobile internet.

In August 2013, we subscribed for 85% of equity interest in NQ Mobile KK (NQ Japan), in Japan. NQ Japan is engaged in planning,
development, management and sales of security products, applications, games, internet advertising and other activities ancillary to the above for mobile devices, smart phones and personal computers, as well as other intellectual properties.

In September 2013, we acquired 100% of the equity interest in Best Partners Ltd. (Best Partner) which operates a mobile
advertising network. Best Partner runs its business mainly through Beijing Wanpu Century Co., Ltd. (Wanpu Century), an offer-wall based mobile advertising company and Best Partners variable
interest entity. Best Partner controls Wanpu Century through Beijing Wanpu Media Technologies Co., Ltd. (Wanpu Beijing), a wholly owned subsidiary of Best Partner. In September 2013, we entered into a contractual arrangement with Wanpu
Century, under which we obtained control over Wanpu Century through Wanpu Beijing.

In September 2013, we acquired 100% of equity interest of Beijing Tianya Co., Ltd.
(Tianya). Tianya mainly engages in mobile healthcare applications development and search engine marketing in the healthcare industry in China.

In October 2013, we issued an aggregate of US$172.5 million 4.00%
convertible senior notes due in 2018. Use of proceeds from the sale of the notes is for general corporate purposes, including working capital needs and potential acquisitions of complementary businesses.

In September 2013 and December 2013, we acquired 10.00% and 29.01% of equity interest in Huayong. Huayong primarily conducts research and
development and marketing of live wallpapers for smart phones using Android system. In January 2014 and June 2014, we entered into share purchase agreements to acquire additional 18.99% and 10% of equity interest in Huayong, respectively.

In January 2014, we acquired 100% of equity interest in Beijing Trustek. Beijing Trustek primarily provides enterprise mobility solutions and
services, including system management, application development, business intelligence and maintenance services.

In May 2014, we entered into a share purchase agreement with Bison Mobile Limited, pursuant to which Bison Mobile Limited agreed to purchase
up to 3.75% of equity interest in FL Mobile Inc., and we have the right but not the obligation to sell up to 2.13% of equity interest in FL Mobile Inc. to other third party investors. As part of this transaction, we conducted a corporate
reorganization in July 2014, under which (i) FL Mobile (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (FL Beijing), the wholly owned PRC subsidiaries of FL HK, entered into a series of contractual agreements with FL Mobile, pursuant to which FL Beijing
exercises effective control over FL Mobile and its subsidiaries and has the right to receive substantially all of their economic benefits and (ii) FL Mobile Inc. acquired 100% equity interest in Best Partners. As a result of the reorganization,
FL Mobile became one of our consolidated affiliated entities. FL Mobile Inc. issued shares representing 4.5% of the equity interest to Bison Mobile Limited and other third party investors pursuant to the share purchase agreement in October 2014.

In June 2014, we entered into a share purchase agreement with Beijing Guorun Qilian Venture Capital Center (LP), pursuant to which we
agreed to transfer the equivalent of approximately 3.4% of the equity interest in NationSky to Beijing Guorun Qilian Venture Capital Center (LP), and we have the right but not the obligation to sell up to 2.3% of the equity interest in NationSky to
other third party investors.

In September 2014, we established our wholly owned subsidiary, Beijing NQ Mobile Co., Ltd. (NQ
Yizhuang) in China. We plan to use NQ Yizhuang to engage in software design and development for computer and mobile devices and other technology consulting services.

Our wholly owned subsidiaries have entered into a series of contractual agreements with our
consolidated affiliated entities and their respective shareholders, which enable us to:

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exercise effective control over our consolidated affiliated entities;

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receive substantially all of the economic benefits of our consolidated affiliated entities in consideration for the technical and consulting services provided by and the intellectual property rights licensed by our
wholly owned subsidiaries; and

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hold an exclusive option to purchase all of the equity interests in our consolidated affiliated entities when and to the extent permitted under PRC laws, regulations and legal proceedings.

As a result of these contractual arrangements, we are considered the primary beneficiary of our consolidated affiliated entities and have
consolidate their financial results in our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. For a description of these contractual arrangements, see Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions  B.
Related Party Transactions.

We have dual headquarters in Beijing and Dallas. Our principal executive offices and headquarters in
Beijing are located at No. 4 Building, 11 Heping Li East Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100013, the Peoples Republic of China. Our telephone number at this address is +86 (10) 8565-5555. Our Dallas headquarters is located at
4514 Travis St, Dallas, Texas, 75205. Our registered office in the Cayman Islands is located at Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman KY1-1104, Cayman Islands. Our agent for service of process in the United States
is Law Debenture Corporate Services Inc., 400 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10017.

See Item 5. Operating and
Financial Review and ProspectsB. Liquidity and Capital ResourcesCapital Expenditures for a discussion of our capital expenditures.

B.

Business Overview

Overview

We are a leading global provider of mobile Internet services. We pioneered in the consumer mobile security industry since 2005 and have since
built a world-class cloud-based platform with proven competency to acquire, engage, and monetize mobile customers globally. We currently offer a variety of products and services to consumers and enterprises. In 2013, we made significant efforts to
strengthen and open our platform to our channel partners, including wireless carriers, third party developers, original equipment manufacturers, enabling them to offer our products and services directly to their customers through their own branding
and marketing. We will continue to develop products and services for consumers and enterprises, while offering our products and services direct to the consumers and enterprises as well as enable channel partners to offer their own versions of our
products and services. We also advanced the monetization from the traffic of our platform through advertising, including third-party application referrals, offer wall and pay wall models as well as brand advertising.

Our vision is to become a leading mobile Internet platform for consumers and enterprises globally. We began our business by offering consumers
mobile security services to address the fundamental and rapidly growing needs of smart device users. Over the years, our proprietary, cloud-based security solution has been recognized as among the most effective solutions for detecting and combating
mobile security threats. Building upon the success of our mobile security offerings, we expanded our product and service offerings to provide mobile privacy and productivity, and started to offer additional mobile value added services, such as
mobile games and interest-based community applications. We also started to offer a full set of enterprise mobility solutions. Additionally, we began offering our products and services to our channel partners to provide these products and services to
their own users. We also enhanced our ability of monetization through advertising, mobile games and technology licensing. Our products and services cater to the ever-expanding needs of consumers and enterprises in their usage of mobile devices, and
we believe we are well positioned to capture market opportunities presented by the rapidly evolving mobile Internet industry.

Mobile value added services: Our revenues generated from the mobile value added services are derived from the wide-range of products and services that we offer to mobile users directly or through numerous channel
partners. We generate subscription revenues through a Freemium business model from products including NQ Mobile Security Applications, Vault and Family Guardian. We also generate revenues through sales of in-game virtual items from numerous mobile
games that are either developed or operated by FL Mobile as well as collecting licensing fees for our self-developed games. We also have a number of new products and services that are currently in the marketplace which did not generate material
revenues in 2013, including NQ Live and Music Radar.

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Advertising: The revenues generated from advertising services are derived from the monetization of the traffic on our platform. We generate advertising revenues mainly on a cost per action, or CPA, basis in the
form of third-party application referrals through our mobile security applications, interest-based community applications, mobile games, our advertising network platform and offline channels. We also offer
banner advertising to advertisers through our interest-based community applications that charge on a cost per time, or CPT, basis.

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Enterprise mobility: Through our wholly-owned subsidiary, NationSky, we offer mobility solutions to assist enterprises to build an efficient, productive and secure mobile environment. We provide mobility strategy
consulting, architecture design, hardware and software procurement and deployment, mobile device and application management, training, maintenance and other ongoing support services. These services are provided on a stand-alone basis except for
technology and software development. We generate revenues through mobility service delivery, software licensing, hardware procurement and deployment, technical support, maintenance and other services provided to our enterprise customers.

We provide a wide range of mobile security related services to address fundamental user requirements, which have allowed us
to build a large user base while enhancing user engagement and loyalty. Our large user base provides us with significant monetization opportunities, such as up-selling our premium consumer mobile security and other mobile Internet services, cross-sellingthird-party mobile Internet applications on our platform as well as advertising.

Our cloud-based platform enables us to compile and update a database of information based on the usage and actions of our users. By knowing
our users, we are able to deliver the most applicable mobile Internet services and advertisements, further enhancing our engagement, up-selling and cross-selling capabilities. This allows us to simultaneously deliver strengthened security products
and services from our continuously increasing cloud-based repository of security threats, and also provide other relevant mobile Internet services and advertisements through our powerful database of user information. This continuous strengthening of
our security services, as well as development of additional mobile Internet services based on our understanding of users enhance our platform for the purpose of attracting new users, resulting in a virtuous cycle that allows us to continually
acquire, engage, and monetize our use base. We have also opened this platform up and are now attracting other partners, including wireless carriers, third-party application developers and original equipment
manufacturers, to utilize our technologies, products, services and solutions to engage and monetize their own mobile users as well.

We offer our products and services under our own brands and also available as white label
solutions that can be tailored under the channel partners branding and specific requirements. We also offer technology solutions and software development kit (SDK) platforms that enable our channel partners the opportunity to expand their own
business objectives in which we share in the revenues and results. In summary, we sell products directly to customers, through channel partners to customers, and we also generate revenues by helping channel partners sell their own branded products
and services that are powered by our solutions and technology. Additionally, we are now monetizing the traffic on our platform that is associated with our users who are interacting with our products and services directly and with our channel
partners in the form of advertising, third party application referrals and offer wall/pay wall.

Products and Services

We began our business by offering mobile security products for consumers and subsequently expanded to include a variety of products and
services for consumers, enterprises, developers and advertisers. The products and services we currently offer are divided into three main categories: mobile value added services, advertising services and enterprise mobility products and services.

Mobile Value added Services

A.

Consumer Mobile Products

We offer a wide range of products and services in the area of
mobile security, privacy, productivity, personalized cloud, and family protection. Our current product offerings are in the following categories:

Family Protection: Our family protection product NQ Family Guardian allows parents to monitor and protect their
childrens smart device activities. NQ Family Guardians unique suite of services for safety and monitoring comprises a mobile app that is downloaded and installed on the childs smart devices along with a web-based control center
that is accessible from any desktop or mobile browser. With this app, parents can set up protection for their children including browser blocking, app filtering, contact filtering, usage scheduling, communication monitoring, geo-fencing, location
tracking and panic alarm.

We also provide a cloud security and storage SDK that allows third-party developers to incorporate the function
to their own applications and products.

Our consumer mobile products are offered directly under our various NQ brands as well as white
labeled and branded by our various channel partners who sell their own versions of these products. Such channel partners include American Movil and its subsidiaries, US Cellular, ZTE, Micromax, Taiwan Mobile and Lenovo.

We have established diversified user acquisition channels through strong relationships with key players in the mobile ecosystem globally. We
acquire users of our consumer mobile products through pre-installation/pre-load, retail, online channels and viral marketing.

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Pre-installation

Pre-installation in mobile handsets is an important user acquisition
channel. We have formed strong collaborative relationships with many handset distributors that each has relationships with an extensive network of handset manufacturers, including ZTE, Lenovo, Huawei, Gionee, Vivo, Goophone, TCL, Spice, Intex,
Mobistar, I-Mobile, Ninetology, Mito, CherryMobile, Fly, and Polytron to pre-install our products on different types and models of their mobile phones. We also work with wireless carriers such as US Cellular and Cricket to pre-install our products.
We intend to further expand our pre-installation relationships to include additional mobile handset manufacturers, wireless carriers, mobile handset distributors and retailers to pre-install and promote our products.

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Retail

We expanded our user acquisition channels to wireless carriers in certain
international markets since 2012 to offer our products and acquire premium users. Our products are sold at retail locations by our wireless retail partners, including The Cellular Connection, A Wireless, GO Wireless in the United States and
Telkomsel in Indonesia.

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Online channels

We provide online downloads via various mobile Internet websites,
mobile application stores and mobile Internet portals. These mobile Internet websites, mobile application stores and portals promote the download link of our products and help expand our user base for a fee. Apart from utilizing our own advertising
network, we also run mobile advertising campaigns with various mobile advertising networks such as Admob by Google and Mobpartner to generate user downloads of our products.

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Viral marketing

We acquire users from our own user acquisition channels and traffic.
These users learn of our products and services through word of mouth user referrals.

Payment Channels

We collect net revenues from our consumer mobile products through a variety of payment channels. We operate globally and with various channel
partners that each utilizes different payment processing and collecting systems. We collect payment from our users for premium consumer mobile products through major wireless carriers, mobile payment service providers, prepaid card distributors, and
third-party payment processors, including credit card and debit card companies.

B.

Mobile Games and Entertainment

Through FL Mobile, we publish and operate both
third-party and self-developed mobile games.

We operated 20 games on the iOS platform and 69 games on the Android platform as of
December 31, 2013. Most of these games were developed by third parties but published and operated by FL Mobile. In 2013, FL Mobile operated 18 games ranked among the top 100 gross applications on Apples iTunes app store in China. The top
revenue-contributing and most anticipated mobile games published and operated by FL Mobile during 2013 are:

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QQYujian FL Extreme Edition is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, or MMORPG, developed by Tencent. The backstory of the game is about conflicts among different martial arts schools in ancient China. FL Mobile is the sole
operator of the game besides Tencent. The game was launched in August 2012.

Martial Arts Champion is self-developed and the first eliminating-card game with a theme of Chinese martial arts. The game offers users strong martial arts feelings, delicate and flowery game screen, combined with smooth Kung Fu actions.
It was launched in February 2013.

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Gods and Dragons is self-developed and the first global game made by the most advanced engine UNITY3D, creating unprecedented 3D cool effects, unique talent system and thousands of skill sets. It was launched in February 2013.

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Snap Three Kingdoms is a 3D strategy card game developed by Hard Core studio. Users can fight in 3D real-time magnificent battlefield together with thousands of soldiers. It was launched in September 2013.

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The Return of Condor Hero  FL Extreme Edition is a classic 2D turn-based martial arts RPG mobile game developed by Perfect World. Based on a famous novel in China, the game offers sophisticated game screen, variety of skill sets, and beautiful martial arts
themes. It was launched in September 2013.

We acquire and maintain mobile gamers through our own interest-based community
applications including Tech Bible, or
, and Mobile Game Gang, or , the app store FL Download and FL Game Center. We also leverage third-party platforms and distribution channels to promote games and gain users. We generate revenues through operating and publishing contracts with
game developers and receiving licensing fees for our self-developed games. Almost all games are free to play and we generate revenues through the sale of in-game virtual items.

Advertising

We
generate advertising revenues mainly on a CPA basis in the form of third-party application referrals through our mobile security applications, interest-based online community applications, mobile games, our advertising network platform and offline
channels. We help third parties to promote and refer their applications and services to users in the form of notifications, offer walls, banner advertising, video advertising, audio advertising, in-application alerts, icon drops, advanced overlays,
and interstitials. We also offer banner advertising through our interest-based community applications to advertisers on a CPT basis.

We
charge our advertisers a pre-determined rate on a CPA basis, and our revenues generated from advertising services depend on the numbers of active users clicks and downloads. We generate advertising revenues from mobile game developers and
other mobile application developers for utility, music, reading, e-commerce and travel. Through health care applications operated by our subsidiary Beijing Tianya Co., Ltd., or Tianya, we also generate advertising revenues from health care related
industries.

Enterprise mobility

We expanded into the enterprise mobility market through our acquisition of NationSky. As employees and knowledge workers increasingly use
bring-your-own-device (BYOD) smart mobile devices for both business and personal use, managing work productivity and keeping corporate owned information and sensitive employee data protected have become significant concerns for businesses and
employees. We deliver a comprehensive suite of mobility solutions to our clients by architecting mobility strategies, sourcing suitable devices, optimizing and deploying devices and applications, and maintaining ongoing 24/7 support.

Mobile Application Management (MAM): We provide enterprises with the services for provisioning and controlling access to
internally-developed and commercially available mobile applications used in business settings.

Our SDK monitoring platform provides customers with Internet malware intelligence detection and solutions on their mobile terminals. The
service helps detect malware and screens SMS, MMS, URL, and other possible loopholes on each mobile device locally.

Our e-commerce
payment protection capability is embedded in clients terminals through an SDK. It prevents unauthorized changes on applications and provides general protection and an anti-phishing function to secure online transactions of mobile phone
users.

Architecting mobility strategies: NationSky works with enterprise customers
and designs the strategy roadmap based on specific needs and priorities. It designs the mobility architecture and recommends the most suitable devices, mobile device management software and data packages with detailed analysis.

Training and 24/7 support: NationSky provides training to employees of enterprise customers and familiarize them with the
technology, architecture design and software. NationSky also provides 24/7 support for enterprise customers.

As the needs of our
enterprise customers evolve, we have continued to develop new products and services. In 2014, one of our important new products will be Mobile Enterprise Application Platform (MEAP). MEAP is a development environment that provides tools and
middleware for developing, testing, deploying and managing corporate software running on mobile devices. Two important features of MEAP are: mobile application management links to enterprise applications and database, and a centralized management
component that enables administrators to control access.

Customer Support

For our consumer mobile security business, we operate a 24/7 global customer service center with trained professional staff for customer
inquiries and technical support. We provide multiple support channels, including telephone, fax, SMS, email, instant messenger and online forums, among others, to address inquiries and collect user feedback. We deploy more than 60 customer service
hotlines to provide multi-lingual assistance to answer user inquiries and resolve technical issues promptly. We have a team of highly trained customer service specialists and technology support personnel. For our mobile games business on the FL
Mobile platform, we provide 12/7 multiple support channels, including online instant messenger and telephone hotline, to address inquiries and questions from our users. For our enterprise mobility business, NationSky provides 24/7 customer support
through a centralized customer service hotline and its 11 service centers located in major cities across China.

Research and Development

As of December 31, 2013, our research and development department consisted of 571 engineers and technicians. Supervisors in charge of our
research and development department have educational backgrounds from leading universities in China and have significant industry experience before joining NQ Mobile. We recruit our engineers throughout China and have established various recruiting
and training programs with leading universities in China.

We will also continue to recruit, train, retain and motivate highly trained and
qualified research and development staff to maintain our technological advantage. In addition, we will continue to apply for more patents in order to protect our new, innovative ideas and intellectual property. Our results of operations, financial
performance and business may be adversely affected by potential intellectual property rights infringement claims against us.

Intellectual Property

Our business success has benefited from our continuous efforts on intellectual property protection, including patent, trademark,
copyright and trade secrets. As of October 15, 2014, we had 243 patent registrations, applications and exclusive licenses in China and overseas, including but not limited to patents covering anti-virus, anti-spam firewall, anti-phishing,
contact management, agenda management and parental controls, mobile game and advertising, enterprise mobile management. Some of these patents have been issued and are currently held by us, while others are still pending. As of October 15, 2014,
32 of our patents applications have been filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO, and claim the benefits of initial patent applications, six of which has been approved by USPTO. Some of the intellectual properties our
company currently uses are held by individuals, all of whom have entered into assignment or exclusive patent licensing agreements with us. We have also made 205 copyright registrations and 289 trademark registrations and applications in China and
overseas, and have applied with USPTO to register the word NQ and related logo as a trademark. In addition, we have 122 registered domain names, including www.NQ.com, our primary operation website, which we licensed from a third party
(the Licensor) in July 2011. We have been granted an exclusive license for the use of the domain name of www.NQ.com for ten years from July 2011 to June 2021. Unless renewed, upon the expiration or earlier termination of this agreement,
the Licensor shall have the right to license the domain name to any other party as the Licensor desires. However, if the Licensor intends to transfer the domain name to another party, we have a right of first refusal. In addition, the Licensor
provides us ten years search engine optimization services from July 2011 to June 2021.

Our business operations substantially rely on the techniques covered by following patents:
(1) a patent on a method and system to subscribe, configure and move mobile telephone software service conveniently, which was filed in China in September 2007 and has a corresponding U.S. patent application file in May 2010, both of which
were granted; (2) a patent on a method and system for a self-learning intellectualized short message firewall for mobile terminals, which was filed in China in December 2009 and has a corresponding PCT application file in December 2010;
(3) a patent on an anti-theft method and system for mobile terminals, which was filed in China in December 2012 and has a corresponding PCT application in March 2013; and (4) a patent on a method and system to show contents on mobile
terminals, which was filed in China in October 2013. According to Article 42 of Chinese Patent Law, each of the four patents above would have a term of twenty years, starting from its application date.

We regard our copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and similar intellectual property as our core assets, and rely on trademark and copyright
law, trade secret protection and confidentiality and/or license agreements with our employees, suppliers and others to protect our proprietary rights. All of our research and development personnel have entered into confidentiality and proprietary
information agreements or clauses with us. These agreements address intellectual property protection issues and require our employees to assign to us all of the inventions, designs, and technology they develop during their employment with us.

Seasonality

Seasonal fluctuations and
industry cyclicality have had minimal effect on our consumer mobile service business in the past, and we expect this trend to continue for the foreseeable future. For our enterprise mobility business, we experience seasonality and fluctuations in
our quarterly revenues which reflect the seasonal fluctuations driven by our customers procurement cycles for mobile devices and enterprise software. China-based enterprises typically procure IT related services toward the end of the year. As
a result, our revenues in the second half of the year are higher than the first. Finally, the advertising business in general has seasonal factors that tend to show more strength in the second half of the year compared to the first half of the year.
We expect to see this type of trend generally in advertising, especially as our own advertising network expands.

Competition

The mobile services market in China and globally is competitive. On the mobile security front, we compete directly with (i) domestic
PC/mobile security vendors such as Qihoo 360, Tencent and Kingsoft (Cheetah Mobile), (ii) overseas security software providers such as Avast, Symantec, McAfee, AVG, Trend Micro, F-Secure and Kaspersky, and (iii) other emerging companies
offering mobile security products, such as Lookout. While we have focused on providing mobile security services since the founding of our company, most of our competitors are traditional PC anti-virus providers who later entered into the mobile
security market.

For our mobile game business, we compete primarily with other mobile game operators in China, such as Chukong Holdings
Ltd, China Mobile Games & Entertainment Group Ltd, iDreamSky Technology Ltd and KunLun. For our enterprise mobility business, our mobile device management software NQSky competes with similar offerings from international vendors
such as MobileIron, AirWatch and SAP Afaria. As an integrated enterprise mobility service provider, we also compete with other global and domestic players such as IBM, Accenture, Neusoft, Techown and Cyberwise.

Consistent with customary industry practice in China, we do not maintain specific business interruption insurance or real property insurance,
although we do maintain a directors, officers and company liability insurance policy for the protection of our company and our directors and officers. Uninsured damage to any of our equipment or buildings or a significant product liability claim
could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. See Item 3. Key InformationD. Risk FactorsRisks Related to Our Business and IndustryWe have limited business insurance coverage, which could expose us to
substantial costs and diversion of resources that in turn may have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

Legal
Proceedings

From time to time, we may be subject to various claims or legal, arbitral or administrative proceedings that arise in the
ordinary course of our business. For more information, see Item 8. Financial InformationA. Consolidated Statements and Other Financial InformationLegal Proceedings. Also see Item 3. Key InformationD. Risk
Factors  Risks Related to Our Business and Industry  Our results of operations, financial performance and business may be adversely affected by potential intellectual property rights infringement claims against us.

PRC Regulation

The PRC government has
imposed extensive and stringent measures to regulate the telecommunications and software development industries. The State Council of the PRC, or the State Council, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, or the MIIT (formerly the
Ministry of Information Industry, or the MII), and other relevant authorities in the PRC have issued various regulations with respect to the telecommunications and software development industries. This section summarizes the principal PRC laws and
regulations relevant to our business and operations.

Regulation on the Telecommunications Industry

Types of Telecommunications Services

On September 25, 2000, the State Council issued the Regulations on Telecommunications of the PRC, or the Regulations on
Telecommunications, which was amended on July 29, 2014, and which regulates the telecommunications industry and other related activities and services within the PRC. The MIIT regulates the telecommunications industry on a national level while
the provincial-level communications administrative bureaus, or the CABs, supervise and regulate the telecommunications industry in their respective administrative regions. The Regulations on Telecommunications classifies telecommunications services
into two main categories: (1) core telecommunications services and (2) value-added telecommunications services, and further divides each main category into several sub-categories. According to the Catalog for Classification of
Telecommunications Businesses, which became effective on April 1, 2003, our business operates under the provision of information services through mobile networks and the Internet, thus fitting into the category of value-added telecommunications
services.

Value-added Telecommunications Services

Providers of value-added telecommunications services in the PRC are subject to examination and approval from, and require licenses issued by,
the MIIT or the relevant CABs. Pursuant to the Regulation on Telecommunications, to provide value-added telecommunications services in more than two provinces, autonomous regions or centrally administered
municipalities, the mobile payment service provider shall obtain the Transregional Value-added Telecommunication Business Operation License from the MIIT; to provide value-added telecommunications services within one province, autonomous region or
centrally administered municipality, the mobile payment service provider shall obtain the Value-Added Telecommunication Business Operation License from relevant CABs. On March 1, 2009, the MIIT issued the Administrative Measures for Licensing
of Telecommunications Business Operations which set forth the basic requirements for a license to provide value-added telecommunications services in the PRC. Such requirements mainly include the following:

the applicant has necessary funds and professional staff suitable for its business activities;

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the applicant has the reputation or capability of providing customers with long-term services;

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to operate value-added telecommunications services business across multiple provinces, autonomous regions or centrally administered municipalities, the applicant shall have a minimum registered capital of RMB10,000,000;
to operate value-added telecommunications services business within a single province, autonomous region or centrally administered municipality, the applicant shall have a minimum registered capital of RMB1,000,000;

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the applicant has necessary premises, facilities and technical scheme; and

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the applicant and its major capital contributors and business managers have no record of violating rules on telecommunication supervision and administration during the past three years.

Short Message Services

On April 15, 2004, the MII issued the Notice on Certain Issues Regarding Regulating Short Message Services which specifies that only those
telecommunications services providers that hold specific short message service licenses may provide such services in the PRC. The notice also requires short message services providers to censor the contents of short messages, to automatically
collect information such as the time that short messages are sent and received and the telephone numbers or codes of the sending and receiving terminals and to keep such records for five months within the time each short message is delivered.

Telecommunications Networks Code Number Resources

On January 29, 2003, the MII issued the Administrative Measures on Telecommunications Networks Code Number Resources to administer the
code number resources including mobile communications network code number. According to the administrative measures, the entity shall apply to the MII for a code number to be used in the inter-provincial operations and shall apply to the relevant
CAB for a separate code number for intra-provincial operations. The administrative measures specify the qualifications for a code number, required application materials and application procedures.

Specifications for Telecommunications Services

On March 13, 2005, the MII issued the Specifications for Telecommunications Services specifying the telecommunications service qualities
to which all telecommunications mobile payment service providers in the PRC should conform. It also requires all telecommunications services providers to establish a sound service quality management system and make periodical reports to the relevant
telecommunications authorities.

Foreign direct investment in telecommunications services industry in China is regulated under Regulations on the Administration of
Foreign-Invested Telecommunications Enterprises, or the FITE Regulations. The FITE Regulations were issued by the State Council on December 11, 2001 and amended by the State Council on September 10, 2008. According to the FITE Regulations,
foreign investors ultimate equity interests in any entity providing value-added telecommunications services in the PRC may not exceed 50%. A foreign investor must demonstrate a good track record and prior experience in providing value-added
telecommunications services outside the PRC prior to acquiring any equity interest in any value-added telecommunications services business in the PRC.

On July 13 2006, the MII issued the Notice Regarding Strengthening the Administration of Foreign Investment in Operating Value-Added
Telecommunications Businesses, or the MII Notice, which prohibits value-added telecommunications services operation license holders, including Trans-regional Value-added Telecommunications Services Operation License and Telecommunications
Value-added Services Operation License holders, from leasing, transferring or selling their licenses to any foreign investors in any manner, or providing any resources, premises or facilities to any foreign investors for illegal operation of
telecommunications services business in the PRC. The MII Notice also requires that, (1) value-added telecommunications services operation license holders or their shareholders must directly own the domain names and trademarks used by such
license holders in their daily operations; (2) each license holder must have necessary facilities for its approved business operations and maintain such facilities in the regions specified by its license; and (3) all value-added
telecommunications mobile payment service providers are required to maintain network and Internet security in accordance with the standards set forth in relevant PRC regulations. If a license holder fails to comply with the requirements in the MII
Notice and fails to remedy such non-compliance within a designated period, the MIIT or relevant CABs may take administrative actions against such license holder, including revocation of their valued-added telecommunications services operation
licenses. We provide our services through our controlled affiliated entity that own Value-added Telecommunications Services Operation Licenses. We believe our controlled affiliated entity is in compliance with the MII Notice.

Regulations Concerning the Software Development Industry

Software Products

On March 5, 2009, the MIIT issued the Administrative Measures for Software Products, or the Measures for Software Products, to regulate
the development, production, sale, and import and export of software products, including computer software, software embedded in information systems and equipment, and computer software provided in conjunction with other information or technology
services. Any entity or individual shall not develop, produce, sell and import or export any software product which infringes upon the intellectual property rights of third parties, contains computer viruses, endangers computer system security, is
not in compliance with the software standard specification of the PRC, or contains contents prohibited under PRC laws and regulations. To that end, for any software products and services, the Measures for Software Products require registration and
filing with the provincial level software registration institutions authorized to accept and review software products registration applications. Once accepted for review, the software product registration application shall be filed with and publicly
announced by the MIIT, and if no objection is received within a seven-working-day publication period, a software registration number and a software product registration certificate will be granted. A software registration certificate is valid for
five years and may be renewed upon expiration.

Software Enterprises

A PRC enterprise that develops one or more software products and meets the Certifying Standards and Administrative Measures for Software
Enterprises (Proposed), promulgated by the MII, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and Technology and the State Administration of Taxation, or the SAT on October 16, 2000, can be certified as a software enterprise. The
certification standards for software enterprises include the following:

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the applicant shall be an enterprise established in PRC which engages in the business of computer software development and production, system integration, application service, etc.;

the enterprise develops one or more software products or possesses one or more intellectual property rights of software products, or provides technical services such as computer information system integration that has
passed qualification and grade certification;

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the proportion of technical staff in the work of software development and technical service shall be no less than 50% of the total staff in the enterprise;

the applicant shall possess methods and ability to safeguard the quality of the software products and the technical services;

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the development fund for software technique and products shall be above 8% of the enterprises annual software income; and

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the annual sale income of software shall be more than 35% of the total annual income of the enterprise, with the income of self-developed software more than 50% of the software sales income;

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the enterprise has clearly-established ownership, standardized management and complies with disciplines and laws.

Enterprises that qualified as software enterprises are entitled to certain preferential treatments in the PRC. According to the
Circular on Relevant Policies for Encouraging the Development of the Software and Integrate Circuit Industries (Circular No. 25) (2000) by the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation, or the SAT, newly-established
software manufacturing enterprises (i.e. those established after July 1, 2000) may be exempt from income tax in the first two years of profitability and enjoy 50% income taxes reduction for the next three years, such policy is known as the
Two Free, Three Half preferential policy. On February 22, 2008, the Ministry of Finance and SAT promulgated the Notice on Several Preferential Policies in Respect of Enterprise Income Tax, or the Notice 2008 No. 1, which
reiterated that a software production enterprise newly established within China may, upon certification, enjoy the Two Free, Three Half preferential treatment. On April 24, 2009, the Ministry of Finance and SAT promulgated the Notice on Several
Issues Relevant to the Implementation of the Preferential Policies on Enterprise Income Tax, which states that, the software production enterprises and the integrated circuit production enterprises established prior to the end of 2007 may, upon
certification, enjoy the preferential policies on the enterprise income tax reductions and exemptions within specified periods as provided in the Notice 2008 No. 1. An enterprise which became profitable in or before 2007 and started enjoying
the enterprise income tax reductions and exemptions within specified periods may continue to enjoy the relevant preferential treatment from 2008 until the expiration of the specified periods.

Regulations on Special Products for Computer Information System Safety

The manufacture and the sale of special products for computer information system safety are mainly regulated by the Protection Regulations for
Computer Information System Safety of the PRC, which was promulgated by the State Council and become effective as of February 18, 1994 and the Administrative Measures for Inspection and Sales License of Special Products for Computer Information
System Safety, which was promulgated by the Ministry of Public Security and became effective as of December 12, 1997. Pursuant to relevant articles in these laws and regulations, the manufacturer of special products for computer information
system safety shall apply for a sales license for special products for computer information system safety before such products entering into the market and tag the mark of Sales Permit on a fixed place of such products. No individual or
entity is allowed to sell special products for the computer information system safety without a mark of Sales Permit.

According to the Catalog of Industries for Guiding Foreign Investment amended in 2011, foreign investment is encouraged in the software
development and production sector. As such, there are no restrictions on foreign investment in the software development industry in the PRC aside from business licenses and other permits that every software development entity in the PRC must obtain.

Regulations on Internet Domain Name and Content

Internet Domain Name

Internet domain names in the PRC are regulated by the Administrative Measures on the PRC Internet Domain Name, which were promulgated by the
MII and which came into effect on December 20, 2004, and the Implementation Rules of Registration of Domain Name, which were promulgated by PRCs domain name registrar, China Internet Network Information Center, or CNNIC and which came
into effect on December 1, 2002. Domain name service organizations accept applications for network domain names; successful applicants become holders of the registered domain names after registration. Holders needs to pay operation fees on time
to keep the registered domain names, otherwise the domain name registrar may revoke the domain names. In case there is any change to the registration information of a domain name, the holder shall file the changes with the domain name registrar
within 30 days after such a change. The CNNIC is responsible for the administration of .cn domain names and domain names in Chinese language. Disputes in respect of domain names are regulated by the Measures on Resolution of Disputes regarding
Domain Names which were issued by CNNIC and revised on February 14, 2006, and shall be settled by organizations approved by the CNNIC.

Content of Internet Information

Provision of Internet information services in the PRC is regulated by the Administrative Measures on Internet Information Services adopted by
the State Council on September 20, 2000. According to these measures, provision of Internet information services regarding news, publication, education, medical and health care, pharmacy and medical appliances are subject to examination,
approval and regulation by relevant authorities responsible for regulating these sectors. Internet content providers are not allowed to provide services beyond the scope of licensed or registered. The measures also provide a list of prohibited
contents on the Internet. Internet information service providers are required to monitor and censor the information on their websites, and when prohibited content is found, they shall terminate the transmission immediately, keep the relevant record
and report immediately to relevant authorities.

According to these measures, commercial Internet information service providers must
obtain a License for Internet Content Providers, or ICP license, in order to engage in such business. Moreover, provision of ICP services in multiple provinces, autonomous regions and centrally administered municipalities may require a
trans-regional ICP license.

On November 6, 2000, the MII issued the Regulations for the Administration of Internet Electronic Notice
Services to regulate the provision of information via Internet in the form of, among others, electronic bulletin boards, electronic whiteboards, electronic forums, Internet chat-rooms and message boards. The Internet electronic bulletin service
providers are required to record the content and time of information released, the website or domain name in the electronic bulletin system, keep such records for at least 60 days, and to provide such information to the relevant authorities
upon request.

The Technology Import and Export Administrative Regulations of the PRC promulgated by the State Council on December 10, 2001 and the
Regulations for the Implementation of the Trademark Law of PRC which came into effect in 2002, with effect from January 1, 2002, requires approval of imports and exports of restricted technology, and registration of contracts to import or
export unrestricted technology. Software is part of the technology governed by this regime. To implement this requirement, the Administrative Measures for Registration of Technology Import and Export Contracts, or the Registration Measures, was
promulgated by the Ministry of Commerce, or the MOFCOM and become effective on March 1, 2009; the Administrative Measures on Prohibited and Restricted Technology Exports, or the Technology Export Measures was jointly promulgated by the MOFCOM
and the Ministry for Science and Technology and become effective on May 20, 2009, and the Administrative Measures on Prohibited and Restricted Technology Imports, or the Technology Import Measures was promulgated by the MOFCOM and become
effective on March 1, 2009. Pursuant to these regulations, the technology within the prohibited list for import and/or export shall not be imported and/or exported, permit for import and/or export shall be obtained by the importer and/or
exporter if the technology to be imported and/or exported are listed within the restricted list for import and/or export. For any import or export technology, the relevant department of commerce is responsible for the registration of contracts for
such technology import or export.

Regulations on Intellectual Property Rights

Trademarks

Registered trademarks in the PRC are protected by the Trademark Law of the PRC which came into effect in 1982 and was revised in 1993, 2001 and
2013 and the Regulations for the Implementation of Trademark Law of PRC which came into effect in 2002 and was revised in 2014. A trademark can be registered in the PRC with the Trademark Office under the State Administration for Industry and
Commerce, or the SAIC. The protection period for a registered trademark in the PRC is ten years starting from the date of registration and may be renewed if an application for renewal is filed within one year prior to expiration. If such an
application cannot be filed within that period, an extension period of six months may be granted.

Copyright

Copyright in the PRC is protected by the Copyright Law of the PRC which was promulgated in 1990 and revised in 2001 and February 2010 and the
Regulation for the Implementation of the Copyright Law of the PRC which came into effect in September 2002. Under the revised Copyright Law, copyright protections have been extended to information network and products transmitted on information
network. Copyrights are reserved by the author, unless specified otherwise by the laws. According to Article 16 of the Copyright Law, if a work constitutes work for hire, the employer, instead of the employee, is considered the
legal author of the work and will enjoy the copyrights of such work for hire other than rights of authorship. Works for hire include, (1) drawings of engineering designs and product designs, maps, computer software and
other works for hire, which are created mainly with the materials and technical resources of the legal entity or organization with responsibilities being assumed by such legal entity or organization; (2) those works the copyrights of which are,
in accordance with the laws or administrative regulations or under contractual arrangements, enjoyed by a legal entity or organization. The actual creator may enjoy the rights of authorship of such work for hire.

A copyright owner may transfer its copyrights to others or permit others to use its copyrighted works. Use of copyrighted works of others
generally requires a licensing contract with the copyright owner. The protection period for copyrights in the PRC varies, with 50 years as the minimum. The protection period for a work for hire where a legal entity or organization
owns the copyright (except for the right of authorship) is 50 years, expiring on December 31 of the fiftieth year after the first publication of such work.

In China, holders of computer software copyrights enjoy protections under the Copyright Law. Chinas State Council and the State Copyright
Administration have promulgated various regulations relating to the protection of software copyrights in China. Under these regulations, computer software that is independently developed and exists in a physical form is protected, and software
copyright owners may license or transfer their software copyrights to others. Registration of software copyrights, exclusive licensing and transfer contracts with the Copyright Protection Center of China (previously, the State Copyright
Administration) or its local branches is encouraged. Such registration is not mandatory under Chinese law, but can enhance the protections available to the registered copyrights holders. For example, the registration certificate is proof of
protection.

Regulations on Dividend Distribution

The principal regulations governing distribution of dividends in foreign-invested enterprises include the Foreign-invested Enterprise Law
promulgated by the Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress, as amended on October 31, 2000, and the Implementation Rules of the Foreign-invested Enterprise Law issued by the State Council, as amended on April 12, 2001.

Under these laws and regulations, foreign-invested enterprises in China may pay dividends only out of their accumulated profits, if any,
determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. In addition, foreign-invested enterprises in China are required to allocate at least 10% of their respective net profits each year, if any, to fund certain reserve funds unless
these reserves have reached 50% of the registered capital of the enterprises. Foreign-invested enterprises are not allowed to distribute profits until deficits of previous fiscal years have been made up.

Regulations on Foreign Currency Exchange

The principal regulations governing foreign currency exchange in the PRC are the Foreign Exchange Administration Regulations promulgated by the
State Council, as amended on August 5, 2008, or the Foreign Exchange Regulations. Under the Foreign Exchange Regulations, the RMB is freely convertible for current account items, as long as true and lawful transaction basis is provided, but not
for capital account items, such as capital transfer, direct investments, loans, repatriation of investments, investments in securities and derivatives outside of the PRC, unless the prior approval of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or
the SAFE, is obtained and prior registration with the SAFE is made. Circular 78 ceased to be in effect and was replaced by the Circular for Relevant Issues on Foreign Exchange Administration on Domestic Individuals Participating in the Employee
Stock Option Plan of An Overseas Listed Company, or Circular 7, promulgated by SAFE on February 15, 2012. Circular 7 modifies and simplifies the relevant procedures as provided by Circular 78.

On December 25, 2006, the Peoples Bank of China issued the Administration Measures on Individual Foreign Exchange Control and its
Implementation Rules were issued by the SAFE on January 5, 2007, both of which became effective on February 1, 2007. Under these regulations, all foreign exchange matters involve the employee stock ownership plan, stock option plan and
other similar plans, participated by onshore individuals must be transacted upon approval from the SAFE or its authorized branch. On March 28, 2007, the SAFE promulgated the Operating Procedures for Administration of Domestic Individuals
Participating in the Employee Stock Option Plan or Stock Option Plan of An Overseas Listed Company, or Circular 78. Under Circular 78, PRC citizens who participate in stock incentive plans or equity compensation plans by an overseas publicly listed
company are required to engage a PRC agent through the PRC subsidiaries of such overseas publicly-listed company, to complete certain foreign exchange registration procedures with respect to the plans upon the examination by, and approval of, the
SAFE.

On October 21, 2005, the SAFE issued Relevant Issues Concerning Foreign Exchange Control on Domestic Residents Corporate Financing
and Roundtrip Investment through Offshore Special Purpose Vehicles, or Circular 75, which became effective as of November 1, 2005. Under Circular 75, PRC residents, who use assets or equity interests in their PRC entities as capital
contributions to establish offshore companies or inject assets or equity interests of their PRC entities into offshore companies to raise capital overseas, are required to register with local SAFE branches with respect to their overseas investments
in offshore companies. PRC residents are also required to file amendments to their registrations if their offshore companies experience material events involving capital variation, such as changes in share capital, share transfers, mergers and
acquisitions, spin-off transactions, long-term equity or debt investments or uses of assets in the PRC to guarantee offshore obligations.

Under the relevant rules, failure to comply with the registration procedures set forth in Circular 75 may result in restrictions on the
foreign exchange activities of the relevant onshore company, including higher requirement for registered capital, restrictions on the payment of dividends and other distributions to its offshore parent or affiliate and the capital inflow from the
offshore entity, and may also subject relevant PRC residents to penalties under PRC foreign exchange administration regulations. Under relevant regulations, our PRC resident founders are required to register their investments in our company with the
SAFE.

Tax Regulations

Income
Tax

On March 16, 2007, the PRC National Peoples Congress, the Chinese legislature, passed the Enterprise Income Tax
Law, and on December 6, 2007, the State Council issued the Implementation Regulations of the Enterprise Income Tax Law, both of which became effective on January 1, 2008. The Enterprise Income Tax Law and its Implementation Regulations, or
the EIT Law, applies a uniform 25% enterprise income tax rate to both foreign-invested enterprises and domestic enterprises. Pursuant to the Notice of the State Council Regarding the Implementation of Transitional Preferential Policies for
Enterprise Income Taxes issued on December 26, 2007, enterprises established prior to March 16, 2007, eligible for preferential tax treatment in accordance with the currently prevailing tax laws and administrative regulations shall, under
the regulations of the State Council, gradually become subject to the EIT Law rate over a five-year transition period starting from the date of effectiveness of the EIT Law. In addition, certain enterprises may still benefit from income tax
exemptions and reductions under the new tax law if they meet the definition of a software enterprise, or a preferential tax rate of 15% under the new tax law if they meet the definition of high and new technology enterprises.

Furthermore, under the EIT Law, enterprises established outside of China whose de facto management bodies are located in
China are considered resident enterprises. Currently, there are no detailed rules or precedents governing the procedures and specific criteria for determining de facto management body.

The EIT Law imposes a withholding tax of 10% on dividends distributed by a foreign-invested enterprise to its immediate holding company
outside China, if such immediate holding company is considered a non-resident enterprise without any establishment or place within China or if the received dividends have no connection with the establishment or place of such immediate
holding company within China, unless such immediate holding companys jurisdiction of incorporation has a tax treaty with China that provides for a different withholding arrangement. Holding companies in Hong Kong, for example, are subject to a
5% withholding tax rate.

Pursuant to the Employment Contracts Law of the Peoples Republic of China, or ECL, promulgated by the Standing Committee of the National
Peoples Congress on June 29, 2007 and became effective on January 1, 2008 and the Implementing Regulations of the PRC Employment Contracts Law promulgated and effective on September 18, 2008, an employer establishes an
employment relationship with an employee from the date when the employee is put to work, and a written employment contract shall be entered into on this same day. If an employment relationship has already been established with an employee but no
written employment contract has been entered into simultaneously, a written employment contract shall be entered into within one month from the date the employee commences work. If an employer fails to enter into a written employment contract with
an employee for more than one month but less than one year as of the date on which the employment commences, it shall pay the employee twice his/her salary for each month of that period and rectify the situation by subsequently entering into a
written employment contract with the employee. If the employee refuses to enter into the written contract with the employer, the employer shall issue a written notice to the employee to rescind the employment relationship, and pay severance to the
employee in accordance with relevant provisions of the ECL.

C.

Organizational Structure

As of the date of this annual report, we mainly operate
our business through the following significant subsidiaries and consolidated affiliated entities:

Our principal executive offices and headquarters
in Beijing are located on premises comprising approximately 4,018 square meters at No. 4 and No. 5 Buildings, 11 Heping Li East Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China, which we lease from an unrelated third party. We plan to
renew our lease when it expires in April 2018. The premises are shared by NQ Beijing and Beijing Technology. The lessor of the leased premises in Beijing has valid title to the property. We believe that our existing facilities are adequate for our
current and foreseeable requirements.

Our headquarters in Dallas is located in premises comprising approximately 769 square meters at
4514 Travis Street, Suite 200, Dallas, Texas. We leased this premise from an unrelated third party.

We also lease an aggregate of
approximately 2,859 square meters of office space in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Taipei, Hong Kong, Tokyo and San Jose, California, all from unrelated third parties.

We made capital expenditures of US$2.3 million, US$2.3 million and US$1.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013
respectively. Our capital expenditures were primarily used to purchase servers and other equipment, software and other intangible assets (such as the domain name www.nq.com) for our business. Our capital expenditures may increase in the near term as
our business continues to grow.

See footnotes 9 and 10 to our financial statements for further information about our property and
equipment and intangible assets.

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our
consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this annual report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results and the timing of selected events could
differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth under Risk Factors and elsewhere in this annual report.

A.

Operating Results

Overview

We are a leading global provider of mobile Internet services. We have been a pioneer in the consumer mobile security industry since 2005 and
have built a world-class cloud-based platform with proven competency to acquire, engage, and monetize customers globally. We currently offer a variety of products and services for the consumer and enterprise markets in (i) mobile value
added services, which are comprised of consumer mobile security and mobile games, (ii) advertising and (iii) enterprise mobility. Since our inception, we have focused on building a large and engaged user base. The number of our total
registered user accounts for the year ended December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013 were 146.7 million, 283.4 million and 480.8 million, respectively, not including the registered user accounts of FL Mobile for the year ended
December 31, 2012 and 2013, which were 67.4 million and 106.9 million, respectively. Our average monthly active user accounts for the three months ended December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013 were 52.3 million, 97.7 million
and 136.0 million, respectively, not including the average monthly active user accounts from FL Mobile for the three months ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, which amounted to 12.5 million and 20.4 million, respectively. The
numbers of our average monthly paying user accounts for the three months ended December 31, 2011 and 2012 were 5.6 million and 8.9 million, respectively. The number of our average monthly premium user accounts for the three months
ended December 31, 2013 was 15.6 million.

We generate revenues primarily through (i) mobile value added services, which include
consumer mobile security and mobile games, (ii) advertising and (iii) enterprise mobility. Our total net revenues increased from US$40.7 million in 2011 to US$91.8 million in 2012 and US$196.7 million in 2013. We achieved net income
attributable to NQ Mobile Inc. of US$10.3 million and US$9.4 million in 2011 and 2012, respectively, and had a net loss of US$1.9 million in 2013. Our adjusted net income attributable to NQ Mobile Inc, which is determined by adding back share-based
compensation expenses to our net income attributable to NQ Mobile Inc. presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, is another measure used by our management to evaluate our operating performance. We had adjusted net income attributable to NQ Mobile Inc.
of US$20.9 million, US$34.0 million and US$53.5 million in 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively. See Item 3. Key InformationA. Selected Financial DataNon-GAAP Financial Measures.

We incur significant share-based compensation expenses in the course of our business as we have issued share-based awards in order to motivate
and retain talent and pursuant to earn outs in certain of our acquisitions. We incurred US$10.7 million, US$24.5 million and US$55.4 million in share-based compensation expenses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013,
respectively. The granting or acceleration of our share-based awards will materially and adversely affect our financial results in the periods over the vesting period of the newly granted options and restricted shares.

Our results of operations are affected by PRC laws, regulations and policies relating to value-added telecommunications services. Due to
current legal restrictions on foreign ownership and investment in value-added telecommunications services in China, we rely on a series of contractual arrangements with our consolidated affiliated entities and their shareholders to conduct our
business in China. We do not hold equity interests in our consolidated affiliated entities. As a result of these contractual arrangements, we are the primary beneficiary of our consolidated affiliated entities.

Our results of operations are affected by, among others, the following factors:

The growth of the consumer mobile security, privacy and productivity industry

Our business and prospects depend on the continued development of the mobile security, privacy and productivity industry in China and abroad.
The mobile security, privacy and productivity industry has begun to experience substantial growth in recent years in terms of number of users and revenues. The growth of the mobile security, privacy and productivity industry is affected by numerous
factors, such as users general communication experience, technological innovations, development of smartphones and other mobile devices, development of mobile Internet and Internet-based mobile telecommunication services, regulatory changes,
and the macroeconomic environment.

The growth of the mobile game industry

We generate mobile game revenues from operating free-to-play mobile games that monetize through the sale of in-game virtual items. The number
of mobile gamers has been increasing significantly over the past two years with the continuous increasing market penetration of mobile Internet and affordable smart devices. Based on CNNIC data, more and more gamers are migrating from PC to mobile
phones as mobile devices enable gamers to better utilize their fragmented time in everyday life. The growth of mobile game industry depends on factors including the penetration of mobile Internet, affordability of smart devices, ever-evolving mobile
game content and quality of mobile game operators.

The growth of the mobile advertising industry

We generate advertising revenues on CPA and CPT basis. Mobile advertising industry in China is still at the early stage of development and the
revenue is mainly contributed by application-related marketing, downloads and in-application advertisements. The growth of this industry depends on factors including the penetration of mobile Internet, affordability and functionalities of mobile
devices, advertising budget shifting to mobile platforms and effectiveness of mobile advertising.

The growth of enterprise mobility
industry

NationSky generates revenues by providing enterprise customers a full range of mobility solutions such as architecting
mobility strategies; sourcing suitable devices, optimizing and deploying devices and applications, and maintaining ongoing 24/7 support. As employees and knowledge workers increasingly use bring-your-own-device (BYOD) smart mobile devices for
both business and personal use, managing work productivity and keeping corporate owned information and sensitive employee data protected have become significant concerns for businesses and employees. Enterprise mobility is a relatively new and
fast-growing industry in China and around the world and we believe factors such as IT consumerization, BYOD adoption and availability of smart mobile devices at affordable prices are the key drivers for the growth of enterprise mobility across
different industry sectors.

Our business is significantly affected by the overall size of our active user base, which in turn is determined by, among other factors,
(i) user experience of our services and products, (ii) our relationships with key players in the mobile ecosystem such as wireless carriers, handset manufacturers, chipmakers, distributors and retailers and third-party payment processors,
(iii) the expansion of our business into overseas markets, (iv) the expansion of our target user base beyond smartphone users to mobile tablets and other Internet-enabled mobile devices.

Our revenues and results of operations depend to a large extent on our ability to monetize users globally through an innovative Freemium
business model. Our Freemium business model provides users with free services and the ability to upgrade to a section of premium services either by paying subscription fees or engaging in our offer wall. Our offer wall, launched in March 2013,
provides a selection of self-developed and third-party sponsored applications, including mobile games. The offer wall allows users to accumulate points for downloading these applications and to use such points to upgrade to our premium services, as
an alternative to paying subscription fees for the premium services. We aim to attract more existing premium users to renew their subscriptions and turn more active user accounts into premium user accounts through up-selling and cross-selling our
premium services, among others, the success of which is affected by our ability to continually improve and promote our existing premium products and services, develop and introduce new services and features meeting user needs, and enhance user
experience. In addition, our ability to monetize our user base is affected by our pricing power, which in turn depends on various factors such as local consumption levels, market prices for mobile applications, recognition and acceptance of our
brand and services, and competition.

Our ability to continue to develop and offer new mobile security, privacy and productivity
services

We generate revenues through user subscriptions of our consumer mobile security, privacy and productivity services, which
substantially depend on our ability to continue offering services and products that meet the changing requirements of our users and appropriately price our services and products. As the mobile security , privacy and productivity industry evolves and
user preferences for mobile security, privacy and productivity services and products change, our results of operations depend on our ability to continually research, develop and update our products and services to meet user needs and offer such
products at competitive prices. As the industry continues to evolve, we need to introduce products and services which provide competitive advantages over other competing products which may enter the market.

Our ability to operate, publish and develop high-quality mobile games

Our mobile game revenues depend on our ability to attract and engage active users to our mobile games, the quality of the mobile games we can
operate, publish and develop, and our operational capabilities. Our interest-based community applications are an important channel for FL Mobile to acquire and retain users. Our ability to keep the communities active and engaged also influences our
mobile game revenues.

We generate advertising revenues primarily on a CPA basis through our mobile security applications, interest-based community applications,
mobile games and advertising network platform. We charge our advertisers a pre-determined rate on a CPA basis. The pre-determined rate depends on the effectiveness of our advertising network and the advertising revenue depends on the numbers of
active users clicks and downloads. We also generate some advertising revenues on a CPT basis. The price for CPT advertising depends on the effectiveness of our advertising network and the activity level of our user base.

NationSky provides a full range of mobility services to enterprises and generates revenue from mobility strategy consulting, architecture
design, hardware procurement and deployment, mobile device and application management and other training and ongoing support services, which substantially depend on our ability to continue to improve and expand our products and services to meet the
changing needs of our enterprise customers.

Our operating expenses include selling and marketing expenses, general and administrative expenses, and research and development expenses. Our
total operating expenses increased from 2009 to 2013, as our business expanded rapidly in its recent years and we hired more personnel and incurred more expenses to support marketing, administrative, and research and development efforts. We expect
that our operating expenses, excluding the non-cash share-based compensation expenses, will continue to increase. Our results of operations are and will continue to be affected by our ability to control our operating expenses.

Foreign Exchange Risks

We are exposed to foreign exchange risk arising from various currency exposures. See Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure
About Market Risk.

Discussion of Selected Statements of Comprehensive Income Items

Net Revenues

We
recognize revenues net of value added taxes, business tax and related surcharges. We derive our net revenues primarily from (i) mobile value added services, which include consumer mobile security services (previously named as premium
mobile Internet services) and mobile games, (ii) advertising services and (iii) enterprise mobility products and services. For our consumer mobile security services, we focus on mobile security, privacy protection and productivity
services and provide for free the basic functions of such services, such as the anti-malware scanning, anti-spam, contact back-up and restore functions. We charge our users a subscription fee for subscribing to our premium services, such as access
to continual updates of our virus library and advanced privacy protection services, on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis. We generate mobile game revenues from operating free-to-play mobile games that monetize through sales of
in-game virtual items. Our new offer wall launched in March 2013 provides a selection of self-developed and third-party sponsored applications, including mobile games. The offer wall allows users to accumulate points for downloading
these applications and to use such points to upgrade to our premium services, as an alternative to paying subscription fees for the premium services. We generate advertising revenues on CPA and CPT basis through our mobile security applications,
mobile games, interest-based community applications, advertising network platform and offline channels. For our enterprise users, we derive enterprise mobility product revenues from sales of mobile hardware and enterprise mobility service revenues
from the offering of managed mobility services. In addition, we derive a portion of our net revenues from other sources, such as secured download and technology development services to third parties.

Due to the expansion of our business and diversification of our revenue streams, we re-classified our revenues into the following categories
in 2013: mobile value added services (including consumer mobile security and mobile games), enterprise mobility, advertising services and other services. As a result, we re-classified in the consolidated results of operations table, within this
annual report, the presentation of the revenue categories for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2012 as well as for the year ended December 31, 2013 in conformity with these new revenue categories.

We collect net revenues from consumer mobile security services primarily through three payment channels. First, we cooperate with wireless
carriers, either directly or through mobile payment service providers, to provide services to users. In this payment channel, wireless carriers charge a fixed percentage of the total user payment as a fee primarily for billing, collection and
customer support services relating to the end users. We recognize net revenues excluding the fees retained by wireless carriers. If we cooperate with wireless carriers through mobile payment service providers, we pay a fee to the mobile payment
service providers and the amounts attributed to mobile payment service providers are recognized as costs of revenues. Second, we sell prepaid cards to customers of our consumer mobile security services through independent distributors and amortize
such net proceeds from the distributors as net revenues on a straight-line basis over the subscription period. Third, users can subscribe for our consumer mobile security services directly through our website and make payments through third-party
payment processors. We recognize the proceeds collected through third-party payment processors as revenues on a gross basis and the amounts attributed to third-party payment processors are recognized as costs of revenue.

Mobile games revenues are derived from third-party developed mobile games and self-developed
mobile games. We enter into exclusive or joint operation agreements with game developers for licensed mobile game applications. Game players can download the free-to-play games and pay to acquire virtual currency which can be redeemed in the games
for in-game virtual items. Pursuant to agreements signed between us and game developers, revenues from the sales of virtual currency to be used for the purchase of virtual items are shared between us and the game developers based on a pre-agreed
ratio for each game. We also generate mobile games revenues from offering virtual items in self-developed mobile games and collect license fees of our self-developed mobile games. Within the storefronts, game players can download our free-to-play
games and pay to acquire virtual currency which can be redeemed in the games for in-game virtual items.

Advertising revenues are derived
from the advertisement placement services on our platform. Advertising fees are generally charged to advertisers on a cost per action (CPA) basis. The desired actions to be performed include but are not limited to activation, download,
click, registration or opt-ins, which are determined by the advertisers. The revenues are generally recognized when the end users activate the applications, register accounts or deliver their opt-ins. We also provide advertisement placements on our
websites and interest-based communities. We enter into pay-for-time (CPT) contracts with advertisers, under which the fixed price and advertising services are established upfront and charged ratably over the contractual period of
display.

Enterprise mobility revenues are derived primarily from hardware sales to enterprise customers for their provision of mobility
solutions, technology and software development, and commission income shared with mobile network operators. We recognize the hardware procurement revenue once customers acknowledge the receipt of the hardware delivered and title and risk of loss
have been transferred. Mobility solution revenue in connection with agreements for standard proprietary software is recognized upon delivery of the software, provided that collection is considered probable and the fee is fixed or determinable.
Revenues from technology and software development are recognized when services are completed. Commission income is derived from bringing enterprise customers to the mobile network operators and is determined based on fixed percentages, agreed with
the mobile operators, of actual charges to the enterprise customers. We recognize the commission incomes in the month in which the service is provided to the enterprise customers.

The following table sets forth the principal components of our net revenues in both domestic and overseas markets by amount and as a
percentage of our total net revenues for the periods indicated.

For the Year Ended December 31,

2011

2012

2013

Domestic

Overseas

Domestic

Overseas

Domestic

Overseas

US$

%

US$

%

US$

%

US$

%

US$

%

US$

%

(in thousands of dollars, except for percentages)

Service Revenues (1)

Mobile value added services

18,657

81.1

17,545

99.4

32,588

59.0

35,747

97.9

51,954

36.3

51,565

96.4

Enterprise mobility









3,249

5.9





14,174

9.9





Advertising services

4,306

18.7





8,889

16.1





36,623

25.6





Other services

54

0.2

109

0.6

1,212

2.2

780

2.1

1,617

1.1

1,942

3.6

Product Revenues

Enterprise mobility









9,303

16.8





38,827

27.1





Total net revenues

23,017

100.0

17,654

100.0

55,241

100.0

36,527

100.0

143,195

100.0

53,507

100.0

(1)

Due to the expansion of our business and diversification of our revenue streams, we re-classified our revenues into the following categories in 2013: mobile value added services (including consumer mobile security and
mobile games), enterprise mobility, advertising services and other services. As a result, we re-classified in the above table, within this annual report, the presentation of the revenue categories for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2012
as well as for the year ended December 31, 2013 in conformity with these new revenue categories.

Net revenues from mobile value added services, which included consumer mobile security services
and mobile games, increased significantly from 2011 to 2012 and from 2012 to 2013, due primarily to (i) the growth of our paying user accounts and premium user accounts, which in return reflected the growth of our active user accounts and their
increased use of our premium services, and application downloads, (ii) an increase in our overseas premium revenues and our overseas premium revenues as a percentage of our total revenues, and (iii) the rapid user acquisition on FL
Mobiles game platform and its launch of new games in 2013. We price our mobile value added services based on various factors, including, among other things, local consumption levels, market prices for mobile applications, recognition and
acceptance of our brand and services, and competition. Overseas users contributed an increasing portion of our net revenues from mobile value added services as we further expand our presence in overseas markets. Net revenues from mobile value added
services attributable to overseas users as a percentage of our mobile value added service revenues increased from 48.5% in 2011 to 52.3% in 2012 and 49.8% in 2013.

Net revenues from advertising services increased significantly from 2011 to 2012 and from 2012 to 2013, due primarily to (i) the
acquisition of FL Mobile in 2012 and the acquisitions of Fanyue, Best Partners and Tianya in 2013; and (ii) our launch of the offer wall in March 2013, through which we generated advertising revenues when users download third-party sponsored
applications and games from the offer wall.

We recorded net revenues from enterprise mobility products and services of US$12.6 million
and US$53.0 million in 2012 and 2013, respective. Our net revenues from enterprise mobility products and services were generated by NationSky. We acquired 55% of the equity interest in NationSky in May, 2012 and the remaining 45% in July 2013, and
entered into a definitive agreement to sell 3.4% equity interest in NationSky to a third party in 2014.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of revenues primarily consists of: (i) payments to third parties in connection with user acquisition, (ii) salaries
and benefits for employees that provide customer services and other support directly related to our products and services, (iii) payments paid to or retained by mobile payment service providers and third-party payment processors,
(iv) revenues shared with third-party content providers for advertising services and mobile games, and (v) hardware procurement costs.

We acquire users primarily through viral marketing, or word-of-mouth marketing, pre-installation and online download. We provide online
downloads of our products and services via various third-party websites, including online advertising networks, Internet portals and mobile application stores. We pay such third parties a fee for each registered user account acquired through them.
Payments to these third parties increased from 2011 to 2012 and from 2012 to 2013 as we acquired more registered user accounts through them during these periods. We also pay fees to handset manufacturers to pre-install our applications on their
handsets. As we further expand our global user base and grow our revenue, we expect payments to third parties in connection with user acquisition to continue to increase.

Salaries and benefits for employees that provide customer services and other support directly related to our products and services increased
from 2011 to 2012 and from 2012 to 2013, primarily reflecting the expansion of customer services and product support teams.

We cooperate with wireless carriers, either directly or through mobile payment service providers,
to provide services to users. If we cooperate with wireless carriers through mobile payment service providers, we pay a fee to the mobile payment service providers and the amounts attributed to mobile payment service providers are recognized as
costs of revenues.

We entered into arrangements with certain content providers, under which we display advertisements in their
applications. To the extent we are obligated to share our revenues with such content providers, we recognize the shared revenues as our cost of revenues over the terms of the arrangements. We also entered into exclusive operation agreements with
mobile game developers. We share our revenues with the mobile game developers and recognize the shared revenues as costs of revenues.

Our
hardware procurement costs include the majority of the cost of revenues incurred by NationSky which operates at a much lower gross margin than our mobile value added services and advertising services. As we are expanding our enterprise mobility
business through NationSky, we expect our cost of revenues to increase.

Cost of revenues also includes an allocation of our share-based
compensation expenses. See  Critical Accounting Policies  Share-based compensation.

Operating Expenses

Our operating expenses consist of (i) selling and marketing expenses, (ii) general and administrative expenses, and
(iii) research and development expenses. We expect our operating expenses to continue to increase as our business grows. The following table sets forth the components of our operating expenses by amount and as a percentage of total operating
expenses for the periods indicated.

For the Year Ended December 31,

2011

2012

2013

US$

%

US$

%

US$

%

(in thousands of dollars, except for percentages)

Selling and marketing expenses

7,955

29.4

17,396

27.3

25,810

21.5

General and administrative expenses

14,024

51.8

36,776

57.7

77,026

64.0

Research and development expenses

5,095

18.8

9,585

15.0

17,437

14.5

Total operation expenses

27,074

100.0

63,757

100.0

120,273

100.0

Selling and Marketing Expenses. Selling and marketing expenses consist primarily of
marketing and promotional expenses and salaries, benefits and commissions for our sales and marketing personnel.

General and
Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and benefits, including share-based compensation, for our general and administrative personnel. We expect our general and administrative expenses
to continue to increase in the future as our business continues to grow and we hire additional executives, officers, and employees and we incur increased costs related to complying with our compliance and reporting obligations under the
U.S. securities laws as a public company.

Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses
consist primarily of salaries and benefits for research and development personnel. We expect our research and development expenses to increase as we intend to hire more research and development personnel to increase performance levels of existing
products and services and develop new products and services.

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which
have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We continually evaluate these estimates and assumptions based on the most recently available information, our own historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable
under the circumstances. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, actual results could differ from those estimates.

An accounting policy is considered critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are
highly uncertain at the time such estimate is made, and if different accounting estimates that reasonably could have been used, or changes in the accounting estimates that are reasonably likely to occur periodically, could materially impact the
consolidated financial statements. We believe that our accounting policies with respect to revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, share-based compensation, impairment of long-lived assets, income taxes and equity investments represent
critical accounting policies that reflect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

The following descriptions of critical accounting policies, judgments and estimates should be read in conjunction with our consolidated
financial statements and other disclosures included elsewhere in this annual report. When reviewing our financial statements, you should consider (i) our selection of critical accounting policies, (ii) judgments and other uncertainties
affecting the application of such policies and (iii) the sensitivity of reported results to changes in conditions and assumptions.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred and/or service has been performed, the price is
fixed or determinable and collection is reasonably assured. Revenue is recorded net of business tax, value added tax and related surcharges.

Revenues presented in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income include revenues from mobile value added services that are comprised
of consumer mobile security and mobile games, advertising services, enterprise mobility and other services.

Mobile Value Added Service
Revenues

i.

Consumer mobile security revenues

Consumer mobile security revenues are derived
principally from providing premium mobile security and productivity services to end users. The basic functions of security and productivity services, including anti-virus, anti-malware, anti-spam, privacy protection, data backup and recovery are
free of charge. The customers are charged for updating the anti-virus database on a pay-per-use basis or paying a fee to subscribe to the premium security and productivity services including continuous update of anti-virus database, continuous
update of the semantics of anti-spam, and advanced privacy protection on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually basis. We recognize revenue for premium services considered to be software-related (e.g., mobile security services) in
accordance with industry specific accounting guidance for software and software-related transactions. For premium services where the customer does not take possession of fully-functioning software (e.g., mobile productivity services), we recognize
revenue pursuant to ASC 605, Revenue Recognition. Provided collectability is probable, revenue is recognized over the usage period which is the same for software-related services and services where software is incidental to the provision of the
services. Basic functions and customer support are provided to end users free of charge, whether they subscribe to our services or not. Customer arrangements may include premium mobile security and productivity services which are multiple elements.
Revenue on arrangements that include multiple elements is allocated to each element based on the relative fair value of each element. Fair value is generally determined by vendor-specific-objective-evidence, or VSOE. For all the periods presented,
the usage period for the elements in arrangements that include multiple elements is the same. No allocation was performed as there is no impact from the allocation on revenue recognized.

Revenue for pay-per-use services is recognized on a per-use basis when the update is made.
Proceeds from sale of subscription services are deferred when received and revenue for the subscription services is recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated service period provided all revenue recognition criteria have been met.

The payment channels include wireless carriers and service providers, prepaid cards, and third-party payment processors.

Wireless carriers and service providers. We, via service providers, cooperate with wireless carriers to provide consumer mobile security
services to the customers. In China, service providers have the exclusive licenses to contract with wireless carriers in offering consumer mobile security services to the end users and they are mainly responsible for assisting in the billing of
consumer mobile security services. Wireless carriers are mainly responsible for billing, collection and customer support relating to the end users. Under certain circumstances, we ourselves are a service provider and contract directly with wireless
carriers.

Fees paid for premium service are charged to the customers telephone bills and shared between us and wireless carriers.
The sharing percentage is fixed and determined by wireless carriers. We do not enter into arrangements directly with the wireless carriers except when we act as a service provider and the wireless carriers are not acting as an agent for us in the
transactions. Therefore, the revenue recognized is net of the amounts retained by the wireless carriers.

We recognize and report our
consumer mobile security services revenues on a gross basis based on our and service providers portion of the billings as we have the primary responsibility for fulfillment and acceptability of the consumer mobile security services and are
considered a principal in the transactions. The amounts attributed to services providers share are determined pursuant to the arrangements between services providers and us and are recognized as costs of revenues.

To recognize consumer mobile security services revenues, we rely on wireless carriers and service providers to provide us with the billing
confirmations for the amount of services they have billed to their mobile customers. At the end of each reporting period, when the wireless carriers or service providers are yet to provide us the monthly billing confirmations, we use information
generated from our internal system as well as the historical data to estimate the amounts of collectable consumer mobile security services fees and to recognize revenue. Historically, there have been no significant adjustments to the revenue
estimates.

Prepaid cards. We sell prepaid cards to customers through independent distributors. The customers can use the prepaid cards to
subscribe to the premium services. Once the customers activate the premium services using the prepaid cards, we start to recognize our revenues on a straight-line basis over the service period. While we have primary responsibility for fulfillment
and acceptability, we do not have control of, and generally do not know, the ultimate selling price of the prepaid cards sold by the distributors, and therefore, net proceeds from the distributors form the basis of revenue recognition.

Third-party payment processors. The customers can also subscribe to our premium service directly
through our website and the billings are handled by third-party payment processors. Under these circumstances, we have the primary responsibility for fulfillment and acceptability and recognize the revenue on a gross basis. The amounts attributed to
third-party payment processors are recognized as costs of revenue.

ii.

Mobile game revenues

Mobile game revenues are derived principally from game operations
for both third-party developed mobile games and self-developed mobile games and game licensing of self-developed mobile games to other third-party game operators.

Mobile game operations. We generate mobile games revenues from operating and publishing mobile games developed by third parties and
itself. We enter into exclusive or joint operation agreements with developers for licensed mobile game applications. We distribute the games on Apples App Store, Android platforms, FL Mobiles platforms and other channels (collectively,
Platforms). Game players can download the free-to-play games and pay to acquire virtual currency which can be redeemed in the game for in-game virtual items.

We sell both consumable and durable virtual goods in games. Consumable goods are items that are used up one-time, while durable goods are
items accessible to the user over an extended period of time. We recognize revenue from the sales of consumable goods when the goods are used up. We recognize revenue from the sales of durable goods ratably over the estimated average playing period
of paying users.

We estimate the playing periods of paying users based on available data obtained since September 2012. On a quarterly
basis, we determine the estimated average playing period for paying players on a game by game basis, beginning at the time of a payers first purchase in that game and ending on a date when that paying player is no longer playing the game. We
then calculate the average of the time periods from the first purchase date to the date the last player is expected to cease playing the game for each game player to determine the total average playing period for that game.

We determine that a paying player will cease playing a game once the Inactive Period has occurred. We define the Inactive Period as the time
period after which if a paying player has not logged onto a game, the possibility that he/she will continue to play the game in the future is very low. To determine the Inactive Period, we regularly analyze the paying players activities on our
games to determine when the paying players stop playing the games. For the players who have not logged onto a game for 50 days as of the period end, we deem them inactive players. For the players who have not logged onto a game for less than 50 days
as of the period end, we deem that they will cease to play the game after 90 days from the last date when they logged onto the game before the period end.

Currently estimated average playing periods of the mobile games are three months, based on current available game player information. We
regularly reassess these estimates and may revise such estimates in the future as additional game data becomes available and if and when future data indicates a change in playing patterns or behaviors.

Pursuant to agreements signed between us, game developers and the Platforms, revenues from the sale of game currency to be used for the
purchase of virtual items are shared between us, game developers and the Platforms for third-party developed games, based on a pre-agreed ratio for each game.

The determination of whether to record these revenues using gross or net method is based on an assessment of various factors. The primary
factors are whether we are acting as the principal in offering services to the game players or as an agent in the transaction, and the specific requirements of each agreement.

For third-party developed games under exclusive operation agreements and self-developed games, we
recognize revenue based on the gross amount billed to customers (i.e., inclusive of the amount retained by the Platforms and amounts paid to game developers under revenue-sharing arrangements if any), because we are able to determine pricing for the
virtual items sold and are the primary obligor to the customer. The amount paid to Platforms and game developers are recorded as cost of services.

For third-party developed games under joint operation agreements, the game developer is considered the primary obligor to the customers and
has latitude in establishing price. We account for such sales on a net basis by recognizing the commission it retains from each sale (i.e., revenue net of the amount retained by the Platforms and amounts paid to game developers under revenue-sharing
arrangements).

To determine whether Platforms play a role of primary obligor or agents, we has considered ASC 605-45-45 and concluded
that Platforms are agents in the sale of in-game virtual items to the customers because it 1) is not responsible for the fulfillment of in-game virtual items and does not take overall responsibility of the services provided to the customers, 2) does
not have pricing latitude and only receives a fixed commission, 3) does not have inventory risk, 4) does not change the virtual items sold or determine specifications of the game or the virtual items sold, and 5) does not have credit risk. In the
case of self-developed games and third-party developed games under exclusive operation by us, Platforms are our agents. In the case of third-party developed games under joint operation, Platforms are the agents of the game developers.

Mobile game licensing. We license our self-developed games to other third-party game operators and generally receive revenue in forms
of initial license fees, non-refundable minimum guarantee, monthly revenue-based fees under revenue-sharing arrangement or a combination. The initial license fee is generally a fixed amount and recognized ratably over the term of the license. The
non-refundable minimum guarantee is generally a fixed amount and recognized once the fees are collected. The revenue-based fee under revenue-sharing arrangement is generally equal to a fixed percentage of the revenues generated by the licensee from
operating the games.

Advertising Revenues

Advertising revenues are derived principally from promotion of third-parties applications, games or services over a particular period of
time, through a variety of patterns, which are classified into online advertising services and offline advertising services.

i.

Online advertising revenues.

We promote third-parties games and applications
through NQ security applications, interest-based online community applications and mobile games in a variety of forms including but not limited to offer walls, banners, buttons, text-links and content integration and referrals. Advertising fees are
generally charged to advertisers on a CPA basis. The desired actions to be performed include but are not limited to activation, download, click, registration or inquiry, which are determined by the advertisers. The revenues are generally recognized
when the end users activate the applications, register accounts or deliver their opt-ins.

We also provide advertising services by
embedding the advertisement in applications developed by third-party content providers. We sign agreements with advertisers and content providers separately. The determination of whether to record these revenues using gross or net method is based on
an assessment of various factors. The primary factors are whether we are acting as the principal in offering services to advertisers or as an agent in the transaction, and the specific requirements of each agreement. After considering the
Companys obligations and risk, latitude in establishing price, determination of service specifications and etc., we conclude that we are the primary obligor in the contracts with advertisers. The fees are charged to advertisers on the
cost-per-activation basis. The revenues are recognized by us on a gross basis pursuant to ASC 605-45, without net of payment to content providers which are recognized as costs of services.

Moreover, we provide advertisement placements on our websites and interest-based communities. We
enter into CPT contracts with advertisers, under which the fixed price and advertising services are established upfront and charged ratably over the contractual period of display.

ii.

Offline pre-installation revenues.

We provide with the pre-installation services to
promote various applications in mobile phones. The revenues are recognized when the end users activate the applications or could be active users within certain periods, pursuant to the contracts.

Enterprise Mobility Revenues

Enterprise mobility revenues are derived principally from hardware sales to enterprise users, technology and software development for provision
of mobility solution, and commission income shared from mobile network operators, all of which are provided on a stand-alone basis in the year of 2013.

The revenue from sale of hardware is recognized upon the time of delivery. Hardware is considered delivered to customers once customers
acknowledge the receipt of the hardware delivered and title and risk of loss have been transferred. For most of our hardware sales, these criteria are met at the time customers sign the delivery notes.

We recognize the revenue from technology and software development in connection with provision of mobility solution upon the delivery and
acceptance by customers of the standard proprietary software, which involves significant production, modification, or customization. These software arrangements generally include the right to post contract customer support (PCS). We
recognize the technology and software development revenues immediately after we deliver the software since PCS is assessed insignificant after considering the facts of (i) no additional charges are occurred for PCS; (ii) all PCS were
normally for a period of 6 months to 1 year; (iii) the estimated cost for such services is insignificant based on our historical records; and (iv) we did not offer upgrades or enhancements to the software during PCS period and these
services are expected to continue to be infrequent. We adopted completed-contract method to account for revenues from technology and software development, given the substantive acceptance terms in arrangements and short duration of development.

Commission income derived from bringing enterprise users to the mobile network operators and is determined based on fixed percentages of
actual charges to the enterprise users as agreed with the mobile operators. Commission incomes are recognized in the month in which the service is provided to the enterprise users. For the amount of revenues to be recognized, we firstly estimate the
amount of service fee and recognize revenue based on the fixed commission rates as stipulated on the contract that multiply the estimated customer charges. When we later receive the statements of actual charge issued by the mobile network operators,
we record a true-up adjustment. Based on the historical experience, there had not been any material adjustments incurred.

Other
Service Revenues

Other service revenues are derived primarily from providing technical services and training services. We recognize
such revenues when the performance of our obligation is completed.

Segment Reporting

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise engaging in business activities about which separate financial information is
available that is evaluated regularly by our chief operating decision-maker, or the CODM, the chief executive officer, in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance.

Our organizational structure is based on a number of factors that the CODM uses to evaluate, view
and run our business operations, which include, but are not limited to, customer base, homogeneity of products and technology. Our operating segments are based on our organizational structure and information reviewed by our CODM to evaluate the
operating segment results.

We have determined that the business segments that constitute our primary reportable segments are consumer and
enterprise. The consumer segment primarily consists of advertising services and mobile value added services, which includes mobile security services and mobile games. The enterprise segment consists of technology and software development services
and hardware sales aggregated under enterprise mobility revenues.

Before 2012, we principally engaged in consumer mobile security and
other services and operated and managed this business as a single segment. In 2012, we expanded our business by the acquisition of NationSky in enterprise mobility services and the acquisition of FL Mobile and its subsidiary, Beijing Red Infinity
Technology Co., Ltd., or Beijing Red (collectively, the FL Mobile Group) in mobile games and advertising services. We generated revenues from the operations of such businesses. FL Mobile Group has contributed to our mobile value added
service revenues and advertising revenues under our consumer business segment. Our CODM separately reviewed key information of each of two operating segments consisting of consumer and enterprise in order to optimize the management of operations. In
2013, our CODM continues to review the key information of the two segments.

We generate our revenues from customers in the PRC and
overseas. Net revenues from customers in the PRC were US$55.2 million and US$143.2 million in 2012 and 2013, respectively. Net revenues from our overseas customers were US$36.5 million and US$53.5 million in 2012 and 2013, respectively.

Substantially all our long-lived assets are located in the PRC.

Goodwill

Goodwill
is the excess of the consideration transferred over the fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities in a business combination.

We test goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis as of November 1, and between annual tests when an event
occurs or circumstances change that indicate that the assets might be impaired. Commencing in September 2011, in accordance with the FASB revised guidance on Testing of Goodwill for Impairment, a company first has the option to assess
qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If we decide, as a result of the qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that the fair
value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the quantitative impairment test is mandatory. Otherwise, no further testing is required. The quantitative impairment test consists of a two-step goodwill impairment test. The first step
compares the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying amount. If the fair value of each reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill is not considered to be impaired and the second step will not be required. If the carrying amount
of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the second step compares the implied fair value of goodwill to the carrying value of a reporting units goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in a manner similar to accounting for
a business combination with the allocation of the assessed fair value determined in the first step to the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit. The excess of the fair value of the reporting unit over the amounts assigned to the assets and
liabilities is the implied fair value of goodwill. This allocation process is only performed for purposes of evaluating goodwill impairment and does not result in an entry to adjust the value of any assets or liabilities. An impairment loss is
recognized for any excess in the carrying value of goodwill over the implied fair value of goodwill.

Application of a goodwill impairment
test requires significant management judgment, including the identification of reporting units, assigning assets and liabilities to reporting units, assigning goodwill to reporting units, and determining the fair value of each reporting unit. The
judgment in estimating the fair value of reporting units includes estimating future cash flows, determining appropriate discount rates and making other assumptions. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination
of fair value for each reporting unit.

The carrying amounts of long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is evaluated by a comparison of the carrying amount of assets to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. Such assets are
considered to be impaired if the sum of the expected undiscounted cash flow is less than carrying amount of the assets. The impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amounts of the assets exceed the fair value of
the assets. No impairment of long-lived assets was recognized for any of the periods presented.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

An allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded in the period in which a loss is determined to be probable. We review the accounts
receivable on a periodic basis and make specific allowances based on an assessment of specific evidence indicating doubtful collection, historical experience, account balance aging and prevailing economic conditions. If any of our intermediaries
with significant outstanding accounts receivable balances were to become insolvent or unable to make payments in a timely manner, or refuse to pay us, we would have to make further provisions or write off the relevant amounts if the potential for
recovery is considered remote. No significant allowance has been provided on accounts receivable for the periods presented.

Share-Based Compensation

We grant options and restricted shares to our selected employees, directors and non-employee consultants. Awards granted to employees with
service conditions attached are measured at the grant date fair value and are recognized as an expense using graded vesting method, net of estimated forfeitures, over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period. The estimate
of forfeitures will be adjusted over the requisite service period to the extent that actual forfeitures differ, or are expected to differ, from such estimates. Changes in estimated forfeitures will be recognized through a cumulative catch-up
adjustment in the period of change and will also impact the amount of share-based compensation expense to be recognized in future periods.

Awards granted to employees with performance conditions attached are measured at fair value on the grant date and are recognized as the
compensation expenses in the period and thereafter when the performance goal becomes probable to achieve.

Awards granted to employees
with market conditions attached are measured at fair value on the grant date and are recognized as the compensation expenses over the estimated requisite service period, regardless of whether the market condition has been satisfied if the requisite
service period is fulfilled.

Awards granted to non-employees are measured at fair value at the earlier of the commitment date or the date
the services are completed, and are recognized using graded vesting method over the period the service is provided.

Binomial
option-pricing models are adopted to measure the value of awards at each grant date or measurement date. The determination of fair value is affected by the share price as well as assumptions relating to a number of complex and subjective variables,
including but not limited to the expected share price volatility, actual and projected employee and non-employee share option exercise behavior, risk-free interest rates and expected dividends. The use of the option-pricing model requires extensive
actual employee and non-employee exercise behavior data for the relative probability estimation purpose, and a number of complex assumptions.

Current income tax is provided on the basis of income for financial reporting purpose, adjusted for income and expense items which are not
assessable or deductible for income tax purpose, in accordance with the regulations of the relevant tax jurisdictions. Deferred income tax is accounted for using the liability approach which requires the recognition of income tax payable or
refundable for the current year and deferred income tax liabilities and assets for the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in our financial statements or tax returns. Deferred income tax is determined based on the differences
between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities and is measured using the currently enacted tax rates and laws. The effect on deferred income tax assets and liabilities of a change in income tax rates is recognized in the
consolidated statements of comprehensive income in the period when such changes are enacted.

We adopt a more likely than not threshold
and a two-step approach for the tax position measurement and financial statement recognition. Under the two-step approach, the first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates
that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained, including resolution of related appeals or litigation process, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely of being
realized upon settlement.

We currently have deferred tax assets resulting from net operating loss carryforwards and deductible temporary
differences, all of which are available to reduce future tax payable in our significant tax jurisdictions. The largest component of our deferred tax assets is operating loss carryforwards generated by our PRC subsidiaries and VIE due to their
historical operating losses. In assessing whether such deferred tax assets can be realized in the future, we need to make judgments and estimates on the ability of each of our PRC subsidiaries and VIE to generate taxable income in the future years.
To the extent that we believe it is more likely than not that some portion or the entire amount of deferred tax assets will not be realized, we established a total valuation allowance to offset the deferred tax assets. As of December 31, 2011,
2012 and 2013, we recognized a valuation allowance of US$1.2 million, US$1.4 million and US$4.4 million against deferred tax assets, respectively. If we subsequently determine that all or a portion of the carryforwards are more like than not to be
realized, the valuation allowance will be released, which will result in a tax benefit in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

In accordance with ASC subtopic 325-20 (ASC 325-20), Investments-Other: Cost Method Investments, for investments in an investee
over which we do not have significant influence, or the interests we hold on an investee have no risk and reward characteristics that are substantially similar to common share or in-substance common share, we carry the investment at cost and only
adjusts for other-than-temporary declines in fair value and distributions of earnings. We regularly evaluate the impairment of the cost method investments based on performance and financial position of the investee as well as other evidence of
market value. Such evaluation includes, but is not limited to, reviewing the investees cash position, recent financing, projected and historical financial performance, cash flow forecasts and financing needs. An impairment loss is recognized
in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income equal to the excess of the investments cost over its fair value at the balance sheet date of the reporting period for which the assessment is made. The fair value would then become the new
cost basis of investment.

Equity method investments

Investments in entities in which we can exercise significant influence but does not own a majority equity interest or control, and the
interests we hold on the investees are common shares, or substantially similar to common shares or in-substance common shares, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting in accordance with ASC subtopic 323-10 (ASC 323-10),
Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures: Overall. Under the equity method, we initially record our investment at cost and the difference between the cost of the equity investee and the amount of the underlying equity in the net assets of the
equity investee is recognized as equity method goodwill, which is included in the equity method investment on the consolidated balance sheets. We subsequently adjust the carrying amount of the investment to recognize our proportionate share of each
equity investees net income or loss into consolidated statements of comprehensive income after the date of acquisition. We will discontinue applying the equity method if an investment (and additional financial supports to the investee, if any)
has been reduced to zero.

Sales of equity interests of an investee by us is accounted for as gains or losses equal to the
difference at the time of sale between selling price and carrying amount of the equity interests sold.

Impairment for equity
investments

We assess our equity investments for other-than-temporary impairment by considering factors including, but not limited to,
current economic and market conditions, operating performance of the companies, including current earnings trends and undiscounted cash flows, and other company-specific information. The fair value determination, particularly for investments in
privately-held companies, requires significant judgment to determine appropriate estimates and assumptions. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could affect the calculation of the fair value of the investments and determination of whether any
identified impairment is other-than-temporary.

Convertible Debts

In accordance with ASC subtopic 470-20, the convertible debts are initially carried at the principal amount of the convertible debts. Related
debts issuance cost, are subsequently amortized using effective interest method as adjustments to interest expense from the debt issuance date to its first redemption date. Convertible debts are classified as a current liability if they are or will
be callable by us or puttable by the debt holders within one year from the balance sheet date, even though liquidation may not be expected within that period.

Results of Operations

The following
table sets forth a summary of our consolidated results of operations as a percentage of net revenue for the periods indicated. This information should be read together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere
in this annual report. The results of operations in any period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period.

For the Year Ended December 31,

2011

2012

2013

US$

%

US$

%

US$

%

(in thousands of dollars, except for percentages)

Net Revenues

Service Revenues (1)

Mobile value added services

36,202

89.0

68,335

74.5

103,519

52.6

Advertising services

4,306

10.6

8,889

9.7

36,623

18.6

Enterprise mobility





3,249

3.5

14,174

7.2

Other services

163

0.4

1,992

2.1

3,559

1.8

Product Revenues

Enterprise mobility (including transactions with a related party of US$0, US$0 and US$57 for the years ended December 31, 2011,
2012 and 2013, respectively)

Due to the expansion of our business and diversification of our revenue streams, we re-classified our revenues into the following categories in 2013: mobile value added services (including consumer mobile security and
mobile games), enterprise mobility, advertising services and other services. As a result, we re-classified in the above table, within this annual report, the presentation of the revenue categories for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2012
as well as for the year ended December 31, 2013 in conformity with these new revenue categories.

(2)

Share-based compensation expense included in:

For the Year Ended December 31,

2011

2012

2013

US$

%

US$

%

US$

%

(in thousands of dollars, except for percentages)

Cost of revenues

130

0.3

214

0.2

370

0.2

Selling and marketing expenses

1,923

4.7

2,342

2.6

2,310

1.2

General and administrative expenses

7,895

19.4

20,534

22.4

50,708

25.8

Research and development expenses

724

1.8

1,453

1.6

2,016

1.0

Year Ended December 31, 2013 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2012

Net Revenues. Our total net revenues increased by 114.3% from US$91.8 million in 2012 to US$196.7 million in 2013, primarily due
to the increase in net revenues from mobile valued added services and, to a lesser extent, to an increase in net revenues from enterprise mobility products and services and advertising services.

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Net revenues from mobile value added services, which included consumer mobile security revenues and mobile games revenues, increased by 51.5% from US$68.3 million in 2012 to US$103.5 million in 2013. This
increase was primarily due to the growth in subscriptions for premium mobile security services from overseas user accounts, which have a relatively high subscription rate compared to user accounts in China, and more generally to the growth of our
active user accounts and their increased use of our premium services in the areas of mobile security and games. The consolidation of mobile games revenue from FL Mobile after its acquisition in November 2012 also contributed to the increase in net
revenues from mobile value added services in 2013. The number of our average monthly active user accounts increased from 97.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2012 to 136.0 million for the three months ended
December 31, 2013, not including FL Mobiles 20.4 million average monthly active user accounts for the three months ended December 31, 2013. Overseas users contributed to an increasing portion of our net revenues as we further
expand consumer mobile security services in overseas markets. Revenue contribution from overseas users accounted for 49.8% of consumer mobile security revenues in 2013, compared with 52.3% in 2012.

Net revenues from advertising services increased by 312.0% from US$8.9 million in 2012 to US$36.6 million in 2013, primarily due to increased monetization through advertising and promotional revenue in the form
of third party application referrals through our mobile security services, interest-based community applications, mobile games, advertising network platforms and offline channels.

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Net revenues from enterprise mobility products and services increased by 322.3% from US$12.6 million in 2012 to US$53.0 million in 2013, which included net revenues from enterprise mobility products of US$38.8
million, and net revenues from enterprise mobility services of US$14.2 million primarily due to the increase in the number of our enterprise customers acquired through NationSky.

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Net revenues from other services increased by 78.7% from US$2.0 million in 2012 to US$3.6 million in 2013. Revenues from other services are generated primarily by providing technical services and training
services to third parties. As this business is driven by individual projects, revenues from other services fluctuate considerably from period to period.

Cost of Revenues. Our total cost of revenues increased by 214.4% from US$25.7 million in 2012 to US$80.9 million in 2013. This
increase was primarily due to: (i) an increase in hardware procurement costs from US$9.0 million in 2012 to US$37.4 million in 2013 following our acquisitions of NationSky in May 2012; (ii) an increase in user acquisition cost from US$7.8
million in 2012 to US$19.7 million in 2013, primarily as payments to handset manufacturers and distributors for pre-installation and to third-party websites increased as we acquired more registered user accounts and active user accounts through
these channels; (iii) amortization of intangible assets resulted from the acquisition activities; and (iv) an increase in staff cost from US$3.2 million in 2012 to US$5.3 million in 2013, mainly in the form of increased salary and
headcount as our overall business continues to expand. Our cost of services increased by 159.7% from US$16.8 million in 2012 to US$43.6 million in 2013. Our cost of products sold increased by 316.8% from US$9.0 million in 2012 to US$37.4 million in
2013. Our cost of products sold is primarily due to hardware procurement cost for NationSkys enterprise mobility business.

Gross Profit and Margin. As a result of the foregoing, our gross profit increased by 75.3% from US$66.0 million in 2012 to
US$115.8 million in 2013. Our gross margin decreased from 72.0% in 2012 to 58.9% in 2013. This decrease was primarily due to the acquisition of NationSky, which has much lower gross margin than other portions of our business. Excluding NationSky,
our gross profit in 2013 was US$102.3 million, representing an 62.8% increase from US$62.9 million in 2012. The gross margin of NationSky in 2013 was 25.4%. Our gross margin excluding NationSky was 71.2% in 2013.

Operating Expenses. Our total operating expenses increased by 88.6% from US$63.8 million in 2012 to US$120.3 million in 2013.

Selling and Marketing Expenses. Our selling and marketing expenses increased by 48.4% from US$17.4 million in 2012 to US$25.8
million in 2013. This increase was primarily due to (i) an increase in marketing and advertising spending from US$8.5 million in 2012 to US$13.3 million in 2013, as a result of increased advertising and promotion in overseas markets which
formed part of our increased effort in marketing and brand-building; and (ii) an increase in staff costs, including salaries, benefits and commissions to our sales and marketing personnel, from US$4.4 million in 2012 to US$6.9 million in 2013,
as a result of the increased employee headcount resulting from our acquisition activities. The selling and marketing expenses related to our enterprise business were US$2.7 million in 2013, increased from US$0.5 million in 2012. The increase was
mainly due to the increase in staff costs, traveling and other expenses

General and Administrative Expenses. Our general and administrative expenses increased by
109.4% from US$36.8 million in 2012 to US$77.0 million in 2013. The increase was primarily due to (i) a significant increase in share-based compensation expenses for our general and administrative personnel from US$20.5 million in 2012 to
US$50.7 million in 2013, primarily attributable to the grant of restricted shares in connection with our acquisition activities and to our senior executives and employees in 2013; (ii) an increase in staff cost from US$6.8 million in 2012 to
US$8.2 million in 2013, resulting mostly from salary increases and the hiring of additional senior executives; and (iii) an increase in legal and professional fees from US$3.6 million in 2012 to US$7.2 million in 2013, largely in connection
with our acquisition activities and our reactions to the short seller allegations. The general and administrative expenses related to our enterprise business were US$2.0 million in 2013, increased from US$0.8 million in 2012. The increase was mainly
due to the increase in staff costs and other expenses.

Research and Development Expenses. Our research and development expenses
increased by 81.9% from US$9.6 million in 2012 to US$17.4 million in 2013. This increase was primarily due to the hiring of more research and development personnel, which led to (i) an increase in staff cost from US$6.4 million in 2012 to
US$11.7 million in 2013; and (ii) an increase in share-based compensation for our research and development personnel from US$1.5 million in 2012 to US$2.0 million in 2013. The research and development expenses related to our enterprise business
were US$2.4 million in 2013, increased from US$0.6 million in 2012. The increase was mainly due to the increase in staff costs.

Income(loss) from Operations. As a result of the foregoing, we had a loss from operations of US$4.5 million in 2013, compared to
an income from operations of US$2.3 million in 2012.

Income Tax Expense. Our income tax expense increased by 166.0% from
US$0.4 million in 2012 to US$1.1 million in 2013. The increase was primarily due to the increase in the income of our subsidiaries and consolidated affiliated entities in the PRC, offset by the tax benefits from our deferred tax assets.

Net Income (loss) attributable to NQ Mobile Inc. As a result of the foregoing, we had a net loss of US$1.9 million in 2013,
compared to a net income of US$9.4 million in 2012.

Year Ended December 31, 2012 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2011

Net Revenues. Our total net revenues increased by 125.6% from US$40.7 million in 2011 to US$91.8 million in 2012, primarily
due to the increase in net revenues from mobile valued added services and, to a lesser extent, to an increase in net revenues from enterprise mobility products and services and advertising services.

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Net revenues from mobile value added services, which included consumer mobile security revenues and mobile games revenues, increased by 88.8% from US$36.2 million in 2011 to US$68.3 million in 2012. This increase
was primarily due to the growth in subscriptions for premium mobile security services from overseas user accounts, which have a relatively high subscription rate compared to user accounts in China, and more generally to the growth of our active user
accounts and their increased use of our premium services in the areas of mobile security and games. The consolidation of mobile games revenue from FL Mobile after its acquisition in November 2012 also contributed a small portion to the increase in
net revenues from mobile value added services in 2012. The number of our average monthly active user accounts increased from 52.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2011 to 97.7 million for the three months ended
December 31, 2012, not including FL Mobiles 12.5 million average monthly active user accounts for the three months ended December 31, 2012. Overseas users contributed to an increasing portion of our net revenues as we further
expand consumer mobile security services in overseas markets. Revenue contribution from overseas users accounted for 52.3% of consumer mobile security revenues in 2012, compared with 48.5% in 2011.

Net revenues from advertising services increased by 106.4% from US$4.3 million in 2011 to US$8.9 million in 2012, primarily due to increased monetization through advertising and promotional revenue in the form of
third party application referrals through our mobile security services.

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Net revenues from enterprise mobility products and services amounted to US$12.6 million in 2012, which included net revenues from enterprise mobility products of US$9.3 million, and net revenues from enterprise
mobility services of US$3.3 million. We started generating revenues from enterprise mobility products and services after our acquisition of NationSky in May 2012. We did not generate net revenues from enterprise mobility products and services in
2011.

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Net revenues from other services increased by 1,122.1% from US$0.2 million in 2011 to US$2.0 million in 2012. Revenues from other services are generated primarily by providing technical services and training
services to third parties. As this business is driven by individual projects, revenues from other services fluctuate considerably from period to period.

Cost of Revenues. Our cost of revenues increased by 219.5% from US$8.1 million in 2011 to US$25.7 million in
2012. The increase was primarily due to (i) an increase in customer acquisition cost from US$3.3 million in 2011 to US$7.8 million in 2012, primarily as payments to third-party websites and handset manufacturers increased as we
acquired more active user accounts through these channels; (ii) an increase in fees charged by mobile payment service providers from US$1.8 million in 2011 to US$3.3 million in 2012, in line with the revenues increase; (iii) an
increase in staff cost, primarily in the form of salaries and benefits for employees that provide support directly related to our products and services, from US$1.8 million in 2011 to US$3.2 million in 2012, which in turn primarily
reflected the expansion of our product and service support teams; and (iv) the cost of hardware procurement of US$9.0 million associated with the NationSky acquisition.

Gross Profit and Margin. As a result of the foregoing, our gross profit increased from US$32.6 million in 2011 to
US$66.0 million in 2012. Our gross margin decreased from 80.2% in 2011 to 72.0% in 2012. This decrease was primarily due to the acquisition of NationSky which has much lower gross margin. Excluding NationSky, our gross profit in 2012 was
US$62.9 million, representing an 92.8% increase from US$32.6 million in 2011. The gross margin of NationSky in the last seven months for the year ended December 31, 2012 was 25.2%. Our gross margin excluding NationSky was 79.4% for the year
ended December 31, 2012.

Operating Expenses. Our operating expenses increased by 135.5% from US$27.1 million
in 2011 to US$63.8 million in 2012.

Selling and Marketing Expenses. Our selling and marketing expenses increased by
118.7% from US$8.0 million in 2011 to US$17.4 million in 2012. This increase was primarily due to (i) an increase in share-based compensation expenses for our sales and marketing personnel from US$1.9 million in 2011 to US$2.3 million
in 2012, resulting from additional options and restricted shares granted to our sales and marketing personnel in 2012; (ii) an increase in marketing and advertising spending from US$2.9 million in 2011 to US$8.5 million in 2012, resulting from
our increased effort in marketing and brand building; and (iii) an increase in staff costs, including salaries, benefits and commissions to our sales and marketing personnel, from US$2.1 million in 2011 to US$4.4 million in 2012 mainly
attributable to the increase in headcounts. The selling and marketing expenses related to our enterprise business were US$0.5 million in 2012 and we did not have enterprise business in 2011.

General and Administrative Expenses. Our general and administrative expenses
increased by 162.2% from US$14.0 million in 2011 to US$36.8 million in 2012. The increase was primarily due to significantly higher share-based compensation expenses for our general and administrative personnel from US$7.9 million in 2011 to US$20.5
million in 2012, primarily attributable to the grant of restricted ADSs to newly hired senior executives in 2012, higher staff cost from US$2.0 million in 2011 to US$6.8 million in 2012, resulting mostly from salary increase and the hiring of
additional senior executives, and higher legal and professional fees from US$1.4 million in 2011 to US$3.6 million in 2012, resulting mostly from the legal and professional fees associated with our attempted secondary offering in May 2012 and our
acquisition of NationSky and FL Mobile in May and November 2012, respectively. The general and administrative expenses related to our enterprise business were US$0.8 million in 2012 and we did not have enterprise business in 2011.

Research and Development Expenses. Our research and development expenses increased by 88.1% from US$5.1 million
in 2011 to US$9.6 million in 2012. This increase was primarily due to the hiring of more research and development personnel which led to an increase in staff cost from US$3.5 million in 2011 to US$6.4 million in 2012 and an increase
in share-based compensation for our research and development personnel which contributed to an increase in compensation cost from US$0.7 million in 2011 to US$1.5 million in 2012. The research and development expenses related to our enterprise
business were US$0.6 million in 2012 and we did not have enterprise business in 2011.

Income from Operations. As a
result of the foregoing, our income from operations decreased by 59.0% from US$5.5 million in 2011 to US$2.3 million in 2012. The decrease was mainly due to the significant increase in share-based compensation which was
US$24.5 million in 2012, compared to US$10.7 million in 2011.

Income Tax Expense. Our income tax expense was
US$0.1 million in 2011 and US$0.4 million in 2012. The income tax expenses accrued for the 2012 was mainly attributable to our subsidiaries in China.

Net Income attributable to NQ Mobile Inc. As a result of the foregoing, our net income decreased from US$10.3 million in
2011 to US$9.4 million in 2012. The decrease was mainly due to the significant increase in share-based compensation, which was US$24.5 million in 2012, compared to US$10.7 million in 2011.

Discussion of Segment Operations

In our
managements view, we operate through two operating segments: consumer and enterprise. Both are reportable segments.

Net revenues
from our consumer segment accounted for 73.1% of our total net revenues in the year ended December 31, 2013. Net revenues from our enterprise segment accounted for 26.9% of our total net revenues in the year ended December 31, 2013. We
recognize revenues from consumer mobile security services as we deliver the services and revenues from consumer mobile games when the game players consume the virtual items. We recognize revenues from enterprise mobility products when users
acknowledge the receipt of the hardware and software delivered and title and risk of loss have been transferred to the users.

Operating expenses for our consumer segment primarily consist of expenses for selling and
marketing activities for our mobile value added services and advertising services, general and administrative expenses for the compensation and benefits of administrative staff of consumer segment and professional and consulting fees, and expenses
for research and development of related technologies. Operating expenses for our enterprise segment primarily consist of expenses for selling and marketing activities for our mobile enterprise services, general and administrative expenses for
compensation and benefits of administrative staff of enterprise segment, communication expense and depreciation and amortization of property and equipment used in the general and administrative activities of our enterprise segment, and expenses for
research and development of related technologies.

The following tables list our net income by reportable segments for the years ended
December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011.

Since our inception, inflation in China has not materially impacted our results of operations. According to the National Bureau of Statistics
of China, the year-over-year percent changes in the consumer price index for December 2011, 2012 and 2013 were increases of 4.1%, 2.5% and 2.5%, respectively. Although we have not been materially affected by inflation in the past, we can
provide no assurance that we will not be affected in the future by higher rates of inflation in China.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March of 2013, the FASB issued guidance on Foreign Currency Matters, Parents accounting for the Cumulative Translation
Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity. The main provisions of these amendments are to require the parent to apply the guidance in Subtopic
830-30 to release any related cumulative translation adjustment into net income, when a reporting entity (parent) ceases to have a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets that is a nonprofit activity or a business (other
than a sale of in substance real estate or conveyance of oil and gas mineral rights) within a foreign entity. For an equity method investment that is a foreign entity, a pro rata portion of the cumulative translation adjustment should be released to
net income upon a partial sale of such an equity method investment. Additionally, the amendments are also applied to business combination that result in an acquirer obtaining of control of an acquiree in which it held an equity interest immediately
before the acquisition date (sometimes also referred to as a step-acquisition). The amendments are effective prospectively for fiscal year (and interim reporting periods within those years) beginning after December 15, 2013. We are currently
evaluating the impact on our consolidated financial statement of adopting this guidance.

In June 2013, the FASB issued guidance on
Financial Services-Investment Companies, Amendments to Scope, Measurement, and Disclosure Requirements. The amendments change the approach to the investment company assessment in Topic 946, clarify the characteristics of an investment
company, and provide comprehensive guidance for assessing whether an entity is an investment company. In addition, the amendments require an investment company to measure the non-controlling ownership interests in other investment companies at fair
value rather than using the equity method of accounting. Moreover, the amendments require the additional disclosure about (a) the fact that the entity is an investment company and is applying the guidance in Topic 946, (b) information
about changes, if any, in an entitys status as an investment company, and (c) information about financial support provided or contractually required to be provided by an investment company to any of its investees. This amendment is
effective for an entitys interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years that begin after December 15, 2013. We re-evaluated the characteristics of Beijing NQ Guotai Investment Management Limited Partnership, or NQ Guotai, our equity
investment company, in accordance with the updated guidance. Based on the assessment, NQ Guotai is still within the scope of investment companies and shall be accounted for using fair value approach.

In July of 2013, the FASB issued guidance on Income Taxes  Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss
Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists. The amendments clarify that an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, should be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a
deferred tax asset for a net operating loss, similar tax loss, or tax credit carryforward, except as noted in the following sentence. To the extent a net operating loss, similar tax loss, or tax credit carryforward is not available at the reporting
date under the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction to settle an additional income taxes that would result from the disallowance of a tax position or the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction does not require the entity to use, and the entity
does not intend to use, the deferred tax asset for such a purpose, then under this exception the unrecognized tax benefit is to be presented in the financial statements as a liability and should not be combined with (netted with) the deferred tax
asset(s). The assessment of whether a deferred tax asset is available is based on the unrecognized tax benefit and deferred tax asset amounts that exist at the reporting date and should be made presuming disallowance of the tax position
at the reporting date. The amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. We are currently evaluating the impact on our consolidated financial statements of adopting this
guidance.

In May of 2014, the FASB issued Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This topic clarifies the
principles for recognizing revenue and develops a common revenue standard for U.S. GAAP and IFRS. Simultaneously, this topic supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance
throughout the Industry Topics of the Codification. The core principle of the guidance requires an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which
the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, an entity should apply the five steps: 1) identify the contract(s) with a customer; 2) identify the performance obligations in the contract;
3) determine the transaction price; 4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; 5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The amendments are effective for annual reporting
periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early application is not permitted. This amendments shall be applied retrospectively either to each prior reporting periods or with the cumulative
effect of initially applying this amendments recognized at the date of initial application. There is no impact on the consolidated financial statements for current reporting periods since early adoption is not permitted. The Group is in process of
evaluating the cumulative effect on the consolidated financial statements of adopting this guidance so as to transit to the new revenue recognition guidance in the year of 2016.

In June of 2014, the FASB issued guidance on Stock Compensation Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award
Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period. The amendments clarify that a performance target that affects vesting and that could be achieved after the requisite service period should be treated as a
performance condition. As such, the performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value of the award. No matter when the performance target becomes probable of being achieved, the compensation cost should be recognized
in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered. The amendments are effective
for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Earlier adoption is permitted. The Group had evaluated that there is no impact on the consolidated financial statements of adopting this guidance.

As of October 15, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued ASU No. 2013-01 through ASU 2014-15, which
are not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

B.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

To date, we have financed our operations
primarily through private placements of preferred shares to investors, the proceeds of our initial public offering in May 2011, the proceeds of our convertible senior notes offering in October 2013 and cash generated from operations. Except as
disclosed in this annual report, we have no outstanding bank loans or financial guarantees or similar commitments to guarantee the payment obligations of third parties. We believe that our current cash and cash equivalents and our anticipated cash
flows from operations will be sufficient to meet our anticipated working capital requirements and capital expenditures needs for the next 12 months.

In October 2013, we issued an aggregate of US$172.5 million 4.00% convertible senior notes due in
2018. The net proceeds from the sale of the notes were US$166.4 million and will be used for general corporate purposes. As of December 31, 2013, the total carrying value of these notes were US$172.5 million. We are not subject to any financial
covenants or other significant restrictions under the notes. No interest payments were due in December 31, 2013 related to these notes.

As of December 31, 2013, we had US$179.7 million in cash and cash equivalents, and US$103.3 million in term deposits. Cash and cash
equivalents represent cash on hand, demand deposits and other short-term highly liquid investments placed with banks that have original maturities of three months or less and are readily convertible to known amounts of cash. Term deposits are bank
deposits with maturity terms of four to twelve months, which expect no risk of principal loss.

The following table sets forth a summary
of our cash flows for the periods indicated:

For the Year Ended December 31,

2011

2012

2013

(in thousands of dollars)

Net cash provided by operating activities

11,840

19,513

24,274

Net cash used in investing activities

(47,091

)

(68,569

)

(41,450

)

Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities

82,711

(1,203

)

176,751

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

4,084

(389

)

1,281

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

51,544

(50,648

)

160,856

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year

17,966

69,510

18,862

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year

69,510

18,862

179,718

Current PRC regulations permit our subsidiary to pay dividends to us only out of its accumulated profits, if
any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting standards and regulations. Under PRC law, each of our wholly owned PRC subsidiary and consolidated affiliated entities is required to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax profits each year, if
any, to fund a statutory reserve until such reserve reaches 50% of each of their respective registered capital. Although the statutory reserves can be used, among other ways, to increase the registered capital and offset future losses in excess of
retained earnings of the respective companies, the reserve funds are not distributable as cash dividends except in the event of liquidation. As a result of these PRC laws and regulations, our PRC subsidiary and consolidated affiliated entities are
restricted in their abilities to transfer net assets to us in the form of dividends, loans or advances. Total restricted net assets of our PRC subsidiary and consolidated affiliated entities were US$30.5 million, US$66.5 million and US$79.0 million
as of December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively. Furthermore, cash transfers from our PRC subsidiary to our subsidiaries outside of China are subject to PRC government control of currency conversion. Restrictions on the availability of
foreign currency may affect the ability of our PRC subsidiaries and consolidated affiliated entities to remit sufficient foreign currency to pay dividends or other payments to us, or otherwise satisfy their foreign currency denominated obligations.
See Item 3. Key Information  D. Risk Factors  Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure  We may rely principally on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our PRC and HK subsidiaries to fund any cash and financing
requirements we may have. Any limitation on the ability of our PRC and HK subsidiaries to pay dividends to us could have a material adverse effect on our ability to conduct our business and Risk Factors  Risks Related to Doing
Business in China  Governmental control of currency conversion may limit our ability to utilize our revenues effectively and affect the value of your investment.

According to the exclusive technical consulting services agreement between Beijing Technology and NQ Beijing, Beijing Technology pays to NQ
Beijing quarterly service fees, the amount of which is determined unilaterally by NQ Beijing. The cash held by Beijing Technology and its subsidiaries can be transferred to NQ Beijing through this method.

Cash held by NQ Beijing, our wholly owned PRC subsidiary, within China can be transferred to its
shareholders outside of China through dividend payments. Such transfer will incur cost in the form of PRC withholding tax of 10%, as disclosed in this annual report under Item 3. Key InformationD. Risk FactorsRisks Related to Doing
Business in ChinaOur global income and the dividends that we may receive from our PRC subsidiaries may be subject to PRC taxes under the PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law which would have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations.

The following table sets forth a breakdown of our cash and cash equivalents located inside and outside the PRC,
respectively, for the periods indicated:

As of December 31,

2011

2012

2013

(in thousands of dollars)

Cash and cash equivalents located outside of the PRC

49,518

2,694

158,980

Cash and cash equivalents located inside the PRC

19,992

16,168

20,738

Beijing Technology and its subsidiaries

15,013

7,549

11,579

Other entities consolidated by us

4,979

8,619

9,159

Cash and cash equivalents

69,510

18,862

179,718

The following table sets forth a breakdown of our term deposits located inside and outside the PRC,
respectively, for the periods indicated:

As of December 31,

2011

2012

2013

(in thousands of dollars)

Term deposits located outside of the PRC







Term deposits located inside the PRC

58,563

101,503

103,331

Beijing Technology and its subsidiaries

58,563

101,503

70,528

Other entities consolidated by us





32,803

Term deposits

58,563

101,503

103,331

As an offshore holding company, we are permitted, under PRC laws and regulations, to provide funding from the
proceeds of our overseas fund raising activities to our PRC subsidiaries only through loans or capital contributions, and to our PRC consolidated affiliated entities only through loans, subject to the satisfaction of the applicable government
registration and approval requirements. As a result, uncertainties exist as to our ability to provide prompt financial support to our PRC subsidiaries or consolidated affiliated entities when needed. See Item 3. Key InformationD. Risk
FactorsRisks Related to Our Corporate StructurePRC regulation of loans to, and direct investment in, PRC entities by offshore holding companies and governmental control of currency conversion may restrict or prevent us from making loans
to our PRC subsidiary and consolidated affiliated entities or making additional capital contributions to our PRC subsidiary, which may materially and adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, our wholly-owned subsidiaries may use their own retained earnings to provide financial support to our consolidated affiliated entities in the PRC either through extended payment terms on amounts due to NQ Beijing from
our consolidated affiliated entities, or via entrusted loans from our subsidiaries to consolidated affiliated entities, or direct loans to the nominee shareholders of consolidated affiliated entities, which would be contributed to the consolidated
affiliated entities as capital injection.

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by or used in operating activities consisted primarily of our net income/loss adjusted by non-cash adjustments, such as
share-based compensation charges, and adjusted by changes in operating assets and liabilities, such as accounts receivable.

Net cash
provided by operating activities amounted to US$24.3 million in 2013, as compared to net loss of US$1.3 million. Non-cash expenses consisting principally of share-based compensation of US$55.4 million, depreciation and amortization of US$6.0 million
and allowance for doubtful accounts of US$2.8 million were partially offset by an increase in accounts receivable of US$26.6 million and an increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets of US$14.6 million. The increase in share-based
compensation was primarily due to the increase of acquisition related share-based compensation expenses and share-based compensation for our executives and employees.

Net cash provided by operating activities amounted to US$19.5 million in 2012, which was
primarily attributable to a net income of US$10.0 million, adjusted for certain non-cash expenses consisting principally of share-based compensation of US$24.5 million and depreciation and amortization of US$1.6 million, other income from ADR
depositary arraignment and gain from step acquisition of US$3.2 million and by an increase in working capital. The increase in working capital was primarily attributed to an increase in accounts receivable of US$28.1 million, mainly from overseas
mobile payment service providers that have longer credit terms, partially offset by an increase in accounts payable of US$5.3 million, deferred revenue of US$4.9 million and accrued expenses and other current liabilities of US$4.5 million.

Net cash provided by operating activities amounted to US$11.8 million in 2011, which was primarily attributable to a net income of US$10.3
million, adjusted for certain non-cash expenses consisting principally of share-based compensation of US$10.7 million and foreign exchange gain of US$3.0 million and an increase in working capital. The increase in working capital was primarily
attributed to an increase in accounts receivable of US$11.6 million mainly from overseas mobile payment service providers that have longer credit terms, partially offset by an increase in deferred revenue of US$4.4 million due to our growth in net
revenues.

Investing Activities

Net cash provided by or used in investing activities largely reflected placement and maturities of term deposits, cash paid for equity
investment and for business acquisitions, bridge loans paid in connection with completed and ongoing investments, purchase of property and equipment and intangible assets and proceeds from disposals of available-for-sale investments.

Net cash used in investing activities amounted to US$41.5 million in 2013, primarily attributable to cash paid for equity investment of
US$28.4million, cash paid for business acquisitions of US$14.9 million, bridge loans made in connection with completed and ongoing investments of US$6.7 million, partially offset by bridge loans collected of 1.2 million, as well as proceeds
from disposals of available-for-sale investments of 7.6 million.

Net cash used in investing activities amounted to US$68.6 million in
2012, primarily attributable to a net placement of term deposits of US$42.1 million, net placement of financial products of US$7.6 million, cash paid for equity investment of US$6.3 million, bridge loan and prepayment made in connection with
completed and ongoing investments of US$11.3 million and purchase of property and equipment and intangible assets of US$2.3 million, partially offset by US$1.2 million cash acquired from business acquisitions.

Net cash used in investing activities amounted to US$47.1 million in 2011, primarily attributable to net placement of term deposits of US$47.1
million and purchase of domain name use right (www.nq.com) along with 10 years search engine optimization services of US$1.6 million, partially offset by proceeds from the repayment of the advance to a mobile payment service provider of
US$2.2 million.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities amounted to US$176.8 million in 2013, primarily attributable to the net proceeds of US$166.4 million
from the issuance of convertible senior note issued in 2013 and the net proceeds of US$11.6 million from issuance of common shares, partially offset by our repurchase of common shares of US$6.7 million as part of our Repurchase Plan. See Item
16E. Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers for the details of the Repurchase Plan.

Net cash used in financing activities amounted to US$1.2 million in 2012, primarily attributable
to the US$1.3 million used to repurchase our common stock as part of our Repurchase Plan.

Net cash provided by financing activities
amounted to US$82.7 million in 2011, primarily attributable to the proceeds of US$82.9 million from our initial public offering, partially offset by the listing expenses of US$3.9 million.

Capital Expenditures

We made capital
expenditures of US$2.3 million, US$2.3 million and US$1.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively. Our capital expenditures were primarily used to purchase servers and other equipment, software and other
intangible assets (such as the domain name www.nq.com) for our business. Our capital expenditures may increase in the near term as our business continues to grow.

C.

Research and Development, Patents and Licenses, Etc.

See Item 4.
Information on the Company  B. Business Overview  Research and Development for a description of the research and development aspect of our business and Item 4. Information on the Company  B. Business Overview
 Intellectual Property for a description of the protection of our intellectual property.

Research and development expenses
consist primarily of salaries and benefits for research and development personnel. We expect our research and development expenses to increase as we intend to hire more research and development personnel to increase performance levels of existing
products and services and develop new products and services. We incurred US$5.1 million, US$9.6 million and US$17.4 million in research and development expenses in 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively.

D.

Trend Information

Other than as disclosed elsewhere in this annual report, we
are not aware of any trends, uncertainties, demands, commitments or events since the beginning of our fiscal year 2013 that are reasonably likely to have a material effect on our net revenues, income from operations, profitability, liquidity or
capital resources, or that would cause the disclosed financial information to be not necessarily indicative of future operating results or financial condition.

E.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have not entered into any financial
guarantees or other commitments to guarantee the payment obligations of any third parties. We have not entered into any derivative contracts that are indexed to our shares and classified as shareholders (deficit)/equity, or that are not
reflected in our consolidated financial statements. Furthermore, we do not have any retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to such entity. We do not
have any variable interest in any unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit support to us or engages in leasing, hedging or research and development services with us.

F.

Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations

The following table sets forth our
contractual obligations as of December 31, 2013 by specified categories:

Operating lease obligations are primarily related to the lease of office spaces in mainland China, Taiwan, Japan and the United States. The expiration dates for these leases ranged from 2013 to 2018 and are renewable
upon negotiation.

(2)

Long-term borrowing includes principle and interests that are derived from 4% senior convertible debts, presumed no conversion would occur.

Other than the obligations set forth above, we did not have any other long-term debt obligations, operating lease obligations, purchase
obligations or other long-term liabilities as of December 31, 2013.

G.

Safe Harbor

See Forward Looking Statements on page 2 of this annual
report.

ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES

A.

Directors and Senior Management

The following table sets forth information
regarding our directors and executive officers as of the date of this annual report. There are no family relationships among any of the directors or executive officers of our company.

Name

Age

Position/Title

Henry Yu Lin, Ph.D

37

Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer

Omar Sharif Khan

39

Director, Co-Chief Executive Officer

Vincent Wenyong Shi, Ph.D

36

Director, Chief Operating Officer, Acting Chief Financial Officer

Xu Zhou

45

Director

James Ding

49

Independent Director

Jun Zhang

50

Independent Director

William Tiewei Li

50

Independent Director

Xiuming Tao

50

Independent Director

Max Yao

44

Independent Director

Justin Chen

44

Independent Director

Zemin Xu

50

President

Bingshi Zhang

49

Senior Executive Vice President

Gavin Kim

39

Chief Product Officer

Matthew Mathison

37

Vice President, Capital Markets

Dr. Henry Yu Lin is a founder of our company. Dr. Lin has served as our chairman and chief
architect since our inception in October 2005. Dr. Lin was also the chief executive officer from our inception in October 2005 to January 2012 when he became the co-chief executive officer. Dr. Lin is responsible for our overall strategic
leadership and product planning. Dr. Lin also serves as a director in a private company in China. From 2004 to 2005, Dr. Lin served as an associate professor at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. Dr. Lin received his
dual bachelors degrees in telecommunication engineering and mechanical electrical engineering, and a Ph.D degree in communication and information systems from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications.

Omar Sharif Khan has served as our co-chief executive officer since January 2012. Mr. Khan focuses on the global expansion of our
business into markets such as North America, Latin America, Europe, Japan, Korea and India. He joined us from Citigroup, where he was managing director and global head of the Mobile Center of Excellence and led the Citigroups mobile
development and delivery efforts globally from July 2011 to January 2012. Prior to that, from 2008 to 2011, Mr. Khan served in multiple senior executive roles at Samsung Mobile. During this tenure, he served as chief strategy officer and the
chief product and technology officer and was responsible for Samsung Mobiles strategy, product, technology, content and services functions. Prior to joining Samsung, Mr. Khan spent eight years at Motorola from 2000 to 2008, where his last
role was vice president, global supply chain and business operations for the mobile devices business. Mr. Khan holds bachelors and masters degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also
completed his graduate work in conjunction with the Sloan School of Management in the field of System Dynamics.

Dr. Vincent Wenyong Shi is a founder of our company. Dr. Shi has served as our
director since January 2011, our chief operating officer since our inception in October 2005 and our acting chief financial officer since August 2014. He is responsible for the operations of our company, including management of business operations,
channel development, online business development and customer support. Dr. Shi also serves as the chairman of the board of directors of Beijing Wangnuo Xingyun Technology Co., Ltd. since February 2013. Dr. Shi received a Ph.D and a
masters degree in geographic information system and a bachelors degree in computer science from Peking University.

Xu
Zhou is a founder of our company. Mr. Zhou has served as our director since June 2007. Before joining our company, Mr. Zhou served as the president of Beijing Chineseall Culture Development Co., Ltd. from 2006 to 2007, and served as
the chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Beijing Polywin Technology Co., Ltd. from 2005 to 2006. Mr. Zhou received an Executive MBA degree from China Europe International Business School, and a bachelors
degree from China Management Software Institute.

James Ding has served as our director since June 2007. Mr. Ding was
appointed as our independent director in April 2012. Mr. Ding is also a general partner and managing director of the GSR Venture, LLP., a venture capital fund focusing on early stage technology companies in China. He also has served as the
independent director of Baidu Inc., the leading Chinese language search engine listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, since August 2005. In 1993, Mr. Ding co-founded AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc., which was listed on Nasdaq Global Market. He has
served as the chairman of the board of directors of AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. since April 2003 and has served as a member of its board since its inception. He was the chief executive officer and president of AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. from May 1999 to
April 2003. Mr. Ding received a masters degree in information science from the University of California, Los Angeles and a bachelors degree in chemistry from Peking University. Mr. Ding is also a graduate of the executive
program of Haas Business School at University of California, Berkeley.

Jun Zhang has served as our director since June 2007.
Mr. Zhang was appointed as our independent director in January 2011. Mr. Zhang has also served as the vice president of Beijing Beida Jade Bird Group and the president of Beijing Beida Jade Bird New Energy Technology Co., Limited since
2001, and the president of Chengdu Shengbang Information Technology Co., Limited since 2010. Mr. Zhang received a bachelors degree from Peking University.

William Tiewei Li has served as our independent director since May 2012. From 1998, Mr. Li has worked for Beijing Zhongchuang
Telecom Test Co,. Ltd., or Beijing Zhongchuang, a company listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange as the vice president, general manager, financial director and assistant to the general manager. Prior to joining Beijing Zhongchuang, Mr. Li worked for
World Capital Market (US) Investment Co., Ltd., or World Capital Market, from October 1997 to November 1998, during which he set up the Beijing representative office and served as the chief representative. Mr. Li joined World Capital Market
from Jardin Fleming Securities Ltd. where he was mainly responsible for business related to B-shares and overseas listings from May 1996 to October 1997. Mr. Li holds a bachelors degree in engineering from Changchun University of
Technology in China, a masters degree in economics from Renmin University, and an MBA degree from the University of Edinburgh.

Xiuming Tao has served as our independent director since May 2012. Mr. Tao is a founding partner of JunZeJun Law Offices, where he
has worked since 1995, and obtained multiple awards for his work in the legal field in China. Prior to that, Mr. Tao worked for the International Law Department of the Institute of Law of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences from 1992 to 1994 and
worked at Tian Ping Law Office from 1989 to 1992. Mr. Tao holds a bachelors degree in law from the Law School of Jilin University and a masters degree in law from the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. In
addition, Mr. Tao received a Ph.D degree from the Law School of University of International Business and Economics in China in 2007.

Max Yao has served as our independent director since July 2014. Mr. Yao is the
founder of HaiBang Venture, a leading venture capital firm in Zhejiang province, China that has invested in and nurtured several Chinese technology companies. He is also one of the founders and the chief executive officer of Focused Photonics Inc.,
a publicly traded leading high-end analytical and measurement instrument company in the industrial and environmental market in China, with a current market capitalization of over US$1 billion. Mr. Yao holds a bachelor of science degree from
Peking University, a master of science from UC Berkeley and a masters in management from Stanford Business School.

Justin Chen
has served as our independent director since July 2014. Mr. Chen is a counsel at PacGate Law Group. He is a California-licensed attorney and holds a juris doctor degree from the University of Iowa College of Law as well as a bachelors
degree from Peking University.

Zemin Xu has served as our president since December 2010. From January 2007 to November 2010,
Mr. Xu was the vice president and the business development and strategic marketing general manager of AsiaInfo-linkage, Inc., a NASDAQ listed company. Prior to that, Mr. Xu worked at Internet Security One (China) Co., Ltd., where he served
as the chief operating officer and the executive vice president in charge of day-to-day operations from March 2005 to November 2006. Before joining Internet Security One (China) Co., Ltd., Mr. Xu served multiple positions with business and
management functions in the posts and telecommunications sector in Tianjin for over ten years. Mr. Xu received an MBA degree from the Business School of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Mr. Xu has also served as a member of
the audit committee, strategy and development committee, compensation committee and evaluation committee of Hengxin Mobile Business Co., Ltd., a company listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange, since January 2012.

Bingshi Zhang has served as our executive vice president of finance since July 2010. From 2006 to 2009, Ms. Zhang worked at Net
Movie Limited Company in various capacities, including as financial controller and vice president of finance. Before 2006, Ms. Zhang was a core member of the management team of China Finance Online Co. Ltd., a company listed on the Nasdaq
Global Market, for five years, and she had extensive work experience related to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Ms. Zhang graduated from Renmin University with a bachelors degree in accounting.

Gavin Kim has served as our chief product officer since May 2012. Mr. Kim also serves as a director in a private company in Texas.
He held senior leadership positions with Microsoft as general manager for windows phone from September 2011 to May 2012 and with Samsung Mobile as vice president of value-added services and enterprise business from July 2008 to September 2011. He
led product marketing, strategy and planning, and drove efforts to accelerate developer ecosystems and strategic business partnerships at both companies. Before that, he was a technology and software investor at Advanced Technology Ventures, an
early-stage venture fund, from December 2006 to June 2008, and was with Motorola Mobile Devices as director of product operations from October 2003 to December 2006. From June 1999 to October 2003, Mr. Kim was director of business development and
sales at PacketVideo Corporation and was a consultant at Deloitte Consulting from June 1997 to June 1999. Mr. Kim holds an MBA degree from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a bachelors degree in engineering from
Cornell University.

Matthew Mathison has served as our vice president of capital markets since July 2013. Before joining our
company, Mr. Mathison served as president of WP Asset Management, a registered investment advisor in the U.S. and acted as general partner of Proconex Partners LLC from January 2012 through June 2013. Before that, he was a president of Wedge
Partners Corporation from 2004 to 2011, responsible for leading the sales efforts of the companys technology-focused research and trading business and worked as an institutional sales representative at Goldman Sachs from 2000 to 2004. Mr.
Mathison received a bachelors degree in finance from Brigham Young Universitys Marriott School of Management.

We have entered into employment agreements with each of our executive officers. In general, we may terminate an executive officers
employment for cause, at any time, without notice or remuneration, for certain acts of the officer, including, but not limited to, a conviction or plea of guilty to a felony, willful misconduct to our detriment or a failure to perform agreed duties.
We may also terminate an executive officers employment without cause at any time. An executive officer may terminate his or her employment with us by 90-day prior written notice for certain reasons.

Our executive officers have also agreed not to engage in any activities that compete with us, or to directly or indirectly solicit the
services of our employees, during the term of the employment. Each executive officer has agreed to hold in strict confidence any of our confidential information or trade secrets. Each executive officer also agrees to comply with all material
applicable laws and regulations related to his or her responsibilities with respect to our company as well as all of our material corporate and business policies and procedures.

B.

Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers

For the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2013, we paid an aggregate of approximately US$2.1 million in cash to our executive officers and directors. We also paid an aggregate of approximately US$0.1 million in cash compensation and granted 200,000 restricted
shares to our non-executive directors in 2013. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, our PRC subsidiary made contributions equal to certain percentages of each employees salary for his or her pension insurance, medical insurance,
housing fund, unemployment and other statutory benefits as required by law. We did not set aside or accrue any pension or other retirement benefits for our named executive officers and directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.

We have adopted
two share incentive plans, the 2007 Global Share Plan and the 2011 Share Plan. The purpose of these two share incentive plans is to motivate, retain and attract certain officers, employees, directors and other eligible persons by linking their
personal interests with those of our shareholders and with the success of our business.

The 2011 Share Plan

Under the 2011 Share Plan, as amended, the maximum aggregate number of Class A common shares which may be issued pursuant to all awards
under the plan shall be 13,000,000 plus an annual increase on the first day of each fiscal year, beginning in 2012, equal to the total number of shares underlying the options or other awards granted in the preceding year that remain outstanding, or
such lesser amount of Class A common shares as determined by the board. Thus, unless our board of directors determines to add a lesser amount of shares to the number of shares reserved under the 2011 Share Plan on or before the first day of
each fiscal year, the maximum number of shares that can be issued in that year pursuant to all awards granted under the 2011 Share Plan is 13,000,000. As of October 15, 2014, 909,885 restricted shares and options to purchase 15,039,570
Class A common shares have been granted and were outstanding under the 2011 Share Plan. In addition, as of October 15, 2014, 1,325,075 restricted ADSs were also granted and outstanding under the 2011 Share Incentive Plan; subject to the
fulfillment of certain performance goals, up to 392,948 restricted ADSs shall become vested and non-forfeitable under the relevant award agreements.

Types of Awards. The following briefly describe the principal features of the various
awards that may be granted under the 2011 Share Plan.

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Options. Options provide for the right to purchase a specified number of our Class A Common Shares at a specified price and usually will become exercisable at the discretion of our plan administrator
in one or more installments after the grant date. The option exercise price may be paid, subject to the discretion of the plan administrator, in cash or check, in our Class A Common Shares which have been held by the option holder for such
period of time as may be required to avoid adverse accounting consequences, in other property with value equal to the exercise price, through a broker-assisted cashless exercise, or by any combination of the foregoing.

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Restricted Shares. A restricted share award is the grant of our Class A Common Shares which are subject to certain restrictions and may be subject to risk of forfeiture. Unless otherwise determined by
our plan administrator, a restricted share is nontransferable and may be forfeited or repurchased by us upon termination of employment or service during a restricted period. Our plan administrator may also impose other restrictions on the restricted
shares, such as limitations on the right to vote or the right to receive dividends.

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Restricted Share Units. Restricted share units represent the right to receive our Class A Common Shares at a specified date in the future, subject to forfeiture of such right upon termination of
employment or service during the applicable restriction period. If the restricted share units have not been forfeited, then subject to the discretion of the plan administrator, we shall pay the holder in the form of cash or unrestricted Class A
common shares or a combination of both after the last day of the restriction period as specified in the award agreement.

Plan Administration. The plan administrator is our board or a committee of one or more members of our board.

Award Agreement. Options, restricted shares, or restricted share units granted under the plan are evidenced by an award agreement that
sets forth the terms, conditions, and limitations for each grant.

Option Exercise Price. The exercise price subject to an option
shall be determined by the plan administrator and set forth in the award agreement. The exercise price may be amended or adjusted in the absolute discretion of the plan administrator, the determination of which shall be final, binding and
conclusive. To the extent not prohibited by applicable laws or the rules of any exchange on which our securities are listed, a downward adjustment of the exercise prices of options shall be effective without the approval of the shareholders or the
approval of the affected participants.

Eligibility. We may grant awards to our employees, directors, consultants, and advisers or
those of any related entities.

Term of the Awards. The term of each option grant shall be stated in the award agreement, provided
that the term shall not exceed ten years from the grant date. As for the restricted shares and restricted share units, the plan administrator shall determine and specify the period of restriction in the award agreement.

Vesting Schedule. In general, the plan administrator determines the vesting schedule, which is set forth in the award agreement.

Transfer Restrictions. Awards for options, restricted shares or restricted share units may not be transferred in any manner by the
award holder and may be exercised only by such holders, subject to limited exceptions. Restricted shares and restricted share units may not be transferred during the period of restriction.

Termination of Employment or Service. In the event that an award recipient ceases
employment with us or ceases to provide services to us, any unvested options will automatically terminate and any vested options will generally terminate after a period of time following the termination of employment or service if the award
recipient does not exercise the options during this period. Any restricted shares and restricted share units that are at the time of termination subject to restrictions will generally be forfeited and automatically transferred to and reacquired by
us at no cost to us.

The 2007 Global Share Plan

On June 7, 2007, we adopted our 2007 Global Share Plan to motivate, retain and attract talent and promote the success of our business. We
amended the 2007 Global Share Plan on December 15, 2007, April 26, 2010, December 15, 2010 and February 28, 2011. Our board of directors authorized the issuance and reservation of up to 44,415,442 common shares under the
Plan. As of October 15, 2014, options to purchase 12,055,105 common shares have been granted and were outstanding under the 2007 Global Share Plan.

Types of Awards and Exercise Prices. Two types of awards may be granted under the 2007 Global Share Plan.

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Incentive Share Option. An incentive share option is a share option which by its term satisfies and is otherwise intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. The exercise price of an incentive share option shall be determined by the plan administrator in its sole discretion, provided that the exercise price shall not be less than 100% of its fair market value on the date of grant.

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Nonstatutory Share Option. A nonstatutory share option is a share option which by its term does not satisfy or is not intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended. The exercise price of a nonqualified share option shall be determined by the plan administrator.

Plan Administration. Our board of directors or a committee appointed by the board will administer the Plan. The administrator has the
power, among other things, to determine the fair market value of shares underlying the options, to select the persons to whom the awards may be granted, to determine the number of awards granted, to determine the form of the award agreement, and to
determine the terms and conditions of any award granted including, but not limited to, the exercise price, the purchase price, when the options may be exercised, when the relevant repurchase or redemption rights shall lapse, any vesting acceleration
or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any award or the shares relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine. Subject to applicable laws,
the administrator may delegate limited authority to specified offices of our company to execute on behalf of our company any instrument required to effect an award previously granted by the administrator.

Award Agreement. Incentive share options or nonstatutory share options granted under the 2007 Global Share Plan are evidenced by an
award agreement that sets forth the terms and conditions for each grant, including the exercise price, the exercisable date and term of the option.

Eligibility. We may grant awards to employees, directors or consultants of our company.

Transfer Restriction. Awards for incentive share options and nonstatutory share options are subject to such forfeiture conditions,
rights of repurchase or redemption, rights of first refusal and other transfer restrictions as the plan administrator may determine.

Term of Awards. The award agreement shall specify the term of each option; however, the term shall not exceed ten years from the
grant date, or a shorter term may be required by the 2007 Global Share Plan.

Vesting Schedule. The plan administrator may determine the vesting schedule.

Amendment and Termination. The plan administrator may at any time amend, alter, suspend or terminate the 2007 Global Share Plan. Unless
sooner terminated, the Plan shall continue in effect for a term of ten years.

The following table summarizes the outstanding options and
restricted shares that our directors, executive officers and other individuals as a group beneficially owned as of October 15, 2014.

Name

Class A CommonSharesUnderlyingOutstandingOptions/RestrictedShares

Class B CommonSharesUnderlyingOutstandingOptions

ExercisePrice(US$/Share)

Grant Date

ExpirationDate

Henry Yu Lin



*

1.52

February 28, 2011

(2)

Omar Sharif Khan(3)

5,312,505



N/A

January 8, 2012

N/A

5,820,315



N/A

May 9, 2012

N/A

Vincent Wenyong Shi



6,000,000

1.52

February 28, 2011

(2)

Xu Zhou





0.07

November 8,2007

(2)

James Ding





N/A

January 2, 2013

N/A

Jun Zhang





N/A

January 2, 2013

N/A





N/A

July 1, 2013

N/A

*



N/A

July 8, 2014

N/A

William Tiewei Li

*



N/A

July 10, 2012

N/A





N/A

January 2, 2013

N/A

*



N/A

July 8, 2014

N/A

Xiuming Tao

*



N/A

July 10, 2012

N/A





N/A

January 2, 2013

N/A

*



N/A

July 8, 2014

N/A

Zemin Xu



*

0.40

December 15,2010

(2)

*



N/A

July 8, 2014

N/A

Bingshi Zhang





0.40

August 8, 2010

(2)

Gavin Kim

*



1.53

July 10, 2012

(2)

*



N/A

July 10, 2012

N/A

*



N/A

July 27, 2012

N/A

Matthew Mathison

*



1.67

July 1, 2013

(2)

*



N/A

May 30, 2014

N/A

Other individuals as a group

18,923,745

3,055,110

0.07  2.60 (1)

August 8, 2007 July 8, 2014 (1)

(2)

*

The aggregate number of common shares underlying the outstanding options held by the option grantee or restricted shares is less than 1% of our total outstanding shares.

(1)

We granted stock options to other individuals under the 2007 Global Share Plan and the 2011 Share Plan on the following dates and at the following exercise prices: (i) on August 8, 2007, 4,260,000
options, on November 8, 2007, 1,420,000 options and on December 15, 2010, 5,500,000 options, each with an exercise price of $0.07 per share, (ii) on February 8, 2008, 3,779,500 options, on August 8, 2008, 3,323,500 options,
on April 8, 2009, 4,649,500 options and on December 8, 2009, 1,059,000 options, each with an exercise price of $0.25 per share, (iii) on August 8, 2010, 3,623,500 options, on November 8, 2010, 235,500 options and on
December 15, 2010, 2,604,117 options, each with an exercise price of $0.40 per share, (iv) on March 15, 2011, 1,020,942 options with an exercise price of $1.52 per share, (v) on June 13, 2011, 3,925,000 options with an
exercise price of $0.80 per share, (vii) on November 2, 2011, 1,000,000 options with an exercise price of $0.91 per share, (vi) on December 22, 2011, 4,029,500 options with an exercise price of $0.95 per share, (vii) on
July 10, 2012, 3,932,950 options with an exercise price of US$1.35 per share, (viii) on January 2, 2013, 6,037,000 options with an exercise price of US$1.18 per share, (ix) on July 1, 2013, 1,065,000 options with an exercise
price of US$1.67 per share, and (x) on August 1, 2014, 62,500 options with an exercise price of US$1.31 per share. Among the total number of options granted to other individuals, 26,847,880 had been exercised, 5,614,835 had become expired
or forfeited, and 250,000 had been cancelled, leaving a total number of 16,842,175 options outstanding.

We granted restricted shares to other individuals under the 2007 Global Share Plan and the
2011 Share Plan on the following dates: (i) on May 5, 2011, 1,075,000 restricted shares, (ii) on July 10, 2012, 1,265,475 restricted shares, (iii) on July 27, 2012, 831,250 restricted shares, (iv) on
January 2, 2013, 2,925,000 restricted shares, (v) on February 19, 2013, 189,105 restricted shares, (vi) on July 1, 2013, 1,710,000 restricted shares, (vii) on May 15, 2014, 250,000 restricted shares, (viii) on
June 27, 2014, 1,500,000 restricted shares, and (ix) on July 8, 2014, 1,000,000 restricted shares. Among the total number of restricted shares granted to other individuals, 7,680,660 had been vested and 361,720 had become expired or
forfeited, leaving a total number of 5,136,680 restricted shares outstanding.

(2)

Each option will expire after ten years from the grant date or such shorter period as the board of directors may determine at the time of its grant.

(3)

On January 8, 2012, we granted 10,000,000 restricted shares to our director and co-chief executive officer, Mr. Omar Sharif Khan, pursuant to the employment agreement we entered into with Mr. Khan in
December 2011. Of the 10,000,000 restricted shares, 6,000,000 restricted shares will vest over four years provided that Mr. Khan continues his employment with our company. Twenty five percent of the 6,000,000 restricted shares will vest on the
first-year anniversary of the employment commencement date and 1/48 of 6,000,000 restricted shares will vest each month over a three-year period thereafter. The remaining 4,000,000 restricted shares are subject to the achievement of either specific
performance conditions or certain market value for NQ Mobile Inc. for each of the next four years. In May 2012, we amended the employment agreement with Mr. Khan to grant him an additional 9,000,000 restricted shares in exchange for his
agreement to give up 15% equity interest in one of our subsidiaries that we previously agreed to grant to him under his employment agreement. 3,500,000 restricted shares will start vesting from the first anniversary of Mr. Khans
employment commencement date, with a portion vesting every month for the 36 months thereafter. The remaining 5,500,000 restricted shares will vest upon achievement of certain performance milestones from 2012 through 2015. The employment agreement
with Mr. Khan was amended in January 2013 and March 2013 such that any restricted shares that would have vested on January 8, 2013, January 31, 2013, February 28, 2013 or March 31, 2013 instead vested in April
2013. The employment agreement was further amended in April 2013 to remove the market value conditions and revise performance condition for the restricted shares that vest from 2013 through 2015.

C.

Board Practices

Our board of directors currently consists of ten directors,
including six independent directors. A director is not required to hold any shares in the company by way of qualification. A director may vote with respect to any contract, proposed contract or arrangement in which he is materially interested
provided the nature of the interest is disclosed prior to voting. A director may exercise all the powers of the company to borrow money, mortgage its undertaking, property and uncalled capital, and issue debentures or other securities whenever money
is borrowed or as security for any obligation of the company or of any third party. None of our non-executive directors has a service contract with us that provides for benefits upon termination of employment. See Item 6. Directors,
Senior Management and Employees  B. Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers for a description of the employment agreements we have entered into with our senior executive officers.

Committees of the Board of Directors

We
have established three committees under the board of directors: the audit committee, the compensation committee and the corporate governance and nominating committee. We have adopted a charter for each of these committees. Each committees
members and functions are described below.

Audit Committee. Our audit committee consists of Mr. Max Yao, Mr. Jun
Zhang, Mr. William Tiewei Li and Mr. Justin Chen. Mr. Yao is the chairman of our audit committee. Each of Mr. Yao, Mr. Zhang, Mr. Li and Mr. Chen satisfies the independence requirements of
Section 303A of the Corporate Governance Rules of the New York Stock Exchange and Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The audit committee oversees our accounting and financial reporting processes and the audits of the
financial statements of our company. The audit committee is responsible for the following, among others:

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selecting the independent registered public accounting firm and pre-approving all auditing and non-auditing services permitted to be performed by the independent registered public accounting firm;

reviewing with the independent registered public accounting firm any audit problems or difficulties and managements response;

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reviewing and approving all proposed related party transactions, as defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act;

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discussing the annual audited financial statements with management and the independent registered public accounting firm;

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reviewing major issues as to the adequacy of our internal control and any special audit steps adopted in light of material control deficiencies; and

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meeting separately and periodically with management and the independent registered public accounting firm.

Compensation Committee. Our compensation committee consists of Mr. Jun Zhang, Mr. Justin Chen and Mr. Xiuming Tao.
Mr. Zhang is the chairman of our compensation committee. Each of Mr. Zhang, Mr. Chen and Mr. Tao satisfies the independence requirements of the Corporate Governance Rules of the New York Stock Exchange. The
compensation committee assists the board in reviewing and approving the compensation structure, including all forms of compensation, relating to our directors and executive officers. Our chief executive officers may not be present at any committee
meeting during which his compensation is deliberated. The compensation committee is responsible for, the following, among others:

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reviewing and approving the total compensation package for our chief executive officers;

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reviewing and recommending to the board the compensation of our directors; and

Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Our corporate governance and nominating committee consists of Mr. James Ding,
Mr. Jun Zhang and Mr. Justin Chen, and is chaired by Mr. Ding. Each of Mr. Ding, Mr. Zhang and Mr. Chen satisfies the independence requirements of the Corporate Governance Rules of the New York Stock
Exchange. The corporate governance and nominating committee will assist the board of directors in identifying individuals qualified to become our directors and in determining the composition of the board and its committees. The corporate governance
and nominating committee is responsible for the following actions, among others:

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identifying and recommending to the board nominees for election or re-election to the board, or for appointment to fill any vacancy;

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reviewing annually with the board the composition of the board in light of the characteristics of independence, age, skills, experience and availability of service to us;

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identifying and recommending to the board the directors to serve as members of the boards committees;

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advising the board periodically with respect to significant developments in the law and practice of corporate governance as well as our compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and making recommendations to the
board on all matters of corporate governance and on any corrective action to be taken; and

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monitoring compliance with our code of business conduct and ethics, including reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of our procedures to ensure proper compliance.

Under Cayman Islands law, our directors have a duty of loyalty to act honestly in good faith with a view to our best interests. Our directors
also have a duty to exercise the skill they actually possess and such care and diligence that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances. In fulfilling their duty of care to us, our directors must ensure compliance with
our memorandum and articles of association. We have the right to seek damages if a duty owed by our directors is breached.

Terms of
Directors and Officers

Our officers are elected by and serve at the discretion of the board of directors. Our directors are not
subject to a term of office and hold office until such time as they resign or are removed from office by ordinary resolution of our company. A director will be removed from office automatically if, among other things, the director (i) becomes
bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors; or (ii) becomes of unsound mind.

D.

Employees

We compete primarily on the basis of user base, services portfolio,
technology know-how, research and development capabilities as well as relationships with key players in the mobile ecosystem, such as wireless carriers, handset manufacturers, chipmakers, distributors and retailers and third-party payment
processors. For a discussion of risks relating to competition, see Item 3. Key InformationD. Risk FactorsRisks Related to Our Business and IndustryWe may face increasing competition, which could reduce our market share
and materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.

We had 387, 626 and 1,233 employees as of
December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively. The following table sets forth the number of our employees by function as of December 31, 2013:

Operating Division

Number ofEmployees

Percentage ofTotal

General and administration

199

16.2

%

Research and development

571

46.3

%

Operations

232

18.8

%

Business development

231

18.7

%

Total

1,233

100.0

%

We invest significant resources in the recruitment, retention, training and development of our employees. We
hire our employees through various channels, including word-of-mouth referrals, on-campus recruiting programs, professional headhunters and job search websites. At the time a new employee is hired, we offer introductory training during the trial
period which typically lasts three months. We offer internal continuing education training programs for our employees on a variety of topics, including (i) general training on topics like time management and general business communication,
(ii) training specific to each of their professional positions, such as training regarding sales strategies and project management, and (iii) management-level training, including training on employee motivation, delegation of authority and
stress management. We also offer employees outside training opportunities on an as-needed basis.

Our success depends on our ability to
attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel. We believe we offer our employees competitive compensation packages, and we have generally been able to attract and retain qualified personnel and maintain a stable core management team. Through a
combination of short-term performance evaluation and long-term incentive arrangements, we intend to build a competent, loyal and highly motivated workforce.

Compensation for our full-time employees typically consists of base salary, additional pay
determined in accordance with employee seniority and other subsidies. In addition, based on our results of operations, we may award discretionary bonuses to our employees. Our employees are also eligible for equity incentives. For more information
on the terms of our share option plans, see Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees  B. Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers  Share Incentive Plans.

Substantially all of our employees are based in the PRC. In accordance with PRC laws, our full-time employees in China participate in various
employee benefit plans including pension, medical benefit plans as well as various types of general social insurance required by the relevant PRC laws and regulations, including unemployment insurance, and commercial insurance covering certain
worked-related injuries and complementary medical expenses for all of our employees.

We believe that we maintain a good working
relationship with our employees and we have not experienced any business interruptions due to labor disputes. For a description of the employment agreement we signed with some members of our senior management, see Item 6. Directors, Senior
Management and Employees  B. Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers  Employment Agreements.

E.

Share Ownership

Class A Common Shares

As of October 15, 2014, we had 393,446,333 Class A common shares outstanding (excluding 6,877,600 Class A common shares
represented by ADSs that we reserved for issuance upon the exercise of options or the vesting of restricted shares and that we repurchased from open market but not cancelled). In addition, as of October 15, 2014, we have granted, and have
outstanding, options to purchase 15,039,570 Class A common shares and 12,055,105 Class B common shares, 909,885 restricted shares and 1,325,075 restricted ADSs to our directors, executive officers, other employees and consultants. For
information regarding the Share Incentive Plans, see Item 6.B. Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers.

Class B
Common Shares

As of October 15, 2014, we had 50,352,971 Class B common shares outstanding.

The following table sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common shares as of October 15, 2014, by:

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each of our directors and executive officers; and

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each person known to us to beneficially own more than 5% of our common shares.

Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, we have included shares that the person has the right to
acquire within 60 days after October 15, 2014, the most recent practicable date, including through the exercise of any option, warrant or other right or the conversion of any other security. These shares, however, are not included in the
computation of the percentage ownership of any other person.

For each person and group included in this column, percentage ownership is calculated by dividing the number of Class A common shares beneficially owned by such person or group by the sum of the number of
Class A common shares outstanding and the number of Class A common shares such person or group has the right to acquire, including upon exercise of options and vesting of restricted shares and restricted share units, within 60 days after
October 15, 2014. The calculation in the table below is based on 393,446,333 Class A common shares outstanding as of October 15, 2014, which excludes 6,877,600 Class A common shares represented by ADSs that are reserved for
future issuance upon the exercise of options or vesting of restricted shares or restricted share units and that are repurchased by the Company from open market but not cancelled, and the number of Class A common shares underlying the options
held by such person or group that are exercisable, or restricted shares or restricted share units that will become vested, within 60 days after October 15, 2014.

(2)

For each person and group included in this column, percentage ownership is calculated by dividing the number of Class B common shares beneficially owned by such person or group by the sum of the number of Class B common
shares outstanding and the number of Class B common shares such person or group has the right to acquire upon exercise of options within 60 days after October 15, 2014. The calculation in the table below is based on 50,352,971 Class B common
shares outstanding as of October 15, 2014 and the number of Class B common shares underlying the options held by such person or group that are exercisable within 60 days of October 15, 2014.

(3)

Represents the sum of Class A and Class B common shares beneficially owned by such person or group.

(4)

For each person and group included in this column, percentage ownership is calculated by dividing the number of total common shares beneficially owned by such person or group by the sum of the number of common shares
outstanding and the number of common shares such person or group has the right to acquire, including upon exercise of options and vesting of restricted shares and restricted share units, within 60 days after October 15, 2014.

For each person or group included in this column, percentage of total voting power represents voting power based on both Class A and Class B common shares held by such person or group, and the common shares such
person or group has the right to acquire upon exercise of the stock options or warrants within 60 days after October 15, 2014, with respect to all outstanding shares of our Class A and Class B common shares as a single class. Each holder
of Class A common shares is entitled to one vote per Class A common share. Each holder of our Class B common shares is entitled to ten votes per Class B common share. Our Class B common shares are convertible at any time by the holder into
Class A common shares on a share-for-share basis.

(6)

Represents (i) 2,753,750 Class A common shares in the form of ADSs held by Dr. Henry Yu Lin, (ii) 50,352,941 Class B common shares held by RPL Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands company which
is wholly owned by a collective trust, of which Dr. Lin is a beneficiary, and (iii) 1,875,000 Class B common shares issuable upon exercise of the options held by Dr. Lin. 550,750 Class A common shares in the form of ADSs held by
Dr. Lin were pledged to a third party financial institution to secure a loan. Dr. Lin will have no further rights, claims or interests in the pledged Class A common shares upon his default under the loan agreement.

(7)

Represents (i) 6,481,090 Class A common shares in the form of ADSs, and (ii) 1,385,405 restricted Class A common shares in the form of ADSs held by Mr. Omar Sharif Khan.

(8)

Represents (i) 1,553,750 Class A common shares in form of ADSs held by Dr. Vincent Wenyong Shi, (ii) 50,352,941 Class B common shares held by RPL Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands company
which is wholly owned by a collective trust, of which Dr. Shi is a beneficiary, and (iii) 3,750,000 Class B common shares issuable upon exercise of the options held by Dr. Shi. 310,750 Class A common shares in the form of ADSs
held by Dr. Shi were pledged to a third party financial institution to secure a loan. Dr. Shi will have no further rights, claims or interests in the pledged Class A common shares upon his default under the loan agreement.

(9)

Represents (i) 438,220 Class A common shares in the form of ADSs held by Mr. Xu Zhou, and (ii) 50,352,941 Class B common shares held by RPL Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands company which is
wholly owned by a collective trust, of which Mr. Zhou is a beneficiary.

(10)

Represents (i) 604,450 Class A common shares in the form of ADSs held by Mr. James Ding, (ii) 17,252,090 Class A common shares in the form of ADSs held by GSR Ventures II, L.P., GSR Associates
II, L.P. and Banean Holdings Ltd, and (iii) 7 Class B common shares held by GSR Ventures II, L.P., GSR Associates II, L.P. and Banean Holdings Ltd., which we collectively refer to as GSR Ventures Funds. The general partner of GSR Ventures Funds
is GSR Partners II, L.P., whose general partner is GSR Partners II, Ltd., a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands, which is owned by Messrs. Richard Lim, Sonny Wu, James Ding, Alexander Pan, Kevin Fong and Ryann Yap.

(11)

Represents the restricted shares held by Mr. Jun Zhang.

(12)

Represents the restricted shares held by Mr. William Tiewei Li.

(13)

Represents the restricted shares held by Mr. Xiuming Tao.

(14)

Represents the Class B common shares issuable upon exercise of the options held by Mr. Zemin Xu.

(15)

Represents the Class A common shares in the form of ADSs held by Ms. Bingshi Zhang.

(16)

Represents the Class A common shares in the form of ADSs, the restricted shares and the Class A common shares issuable upon exercise of the options held by Mr. Gavin Kim.

(17)

Represents the Class A common shares in the form of ADSs and the Class A common shares issuable upon exercise of the options held by Mr. Matthew Mathison.

(18)

Represents 50,352,941 Class B common shares held by RPL Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands company which is wholly owned by a collective trust, of which Messrs. Henry Yu Lin, Xu Zhou and Vincent Wenyong Shi are
beneficiaries. The business address of RPL Holdings Limited is Portcullis TrustNet Chambers, P.O. Box 3444, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

Represents 46,090,250 Class A common shares in the form of ADSs beneficially held by CRCM Institutional Master Fund (BVI), Ltd. Such shareholding information is based on the information contained in the Schedule
13G filed by CRCM Institutional Master Fund (BVI), Ltd. with the SEC on August 8, 2014. Please see such Schedule 13G for information relating to CRCM Institutional Master Fund (BVI), Ltd. The business address of CRCM Institutional Master Fund
(BVI), Ltd. is c/o Intertrust (BVI) Limited, PO Box 4041, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands VG1110.

As of October 15, 2014, 443,799,304 of our common shares were issued and outstanding,
including 393,446,333 Class A common shares and 50,352,971 Class B common shares (excluding 6,877,600 Class A common shares represented by ADSs that we reserved for issuance upon the exercise of options or the vesting of restricted
shares and that we repurchased from open market but not cancelled). Based on a review of the register of members maintained by our Cayman Islands registrar, we believe that as of October 15, 2014, 396,434,315 Class A common shares and 7
Class B common shares representing approximately 9.3% of our total outstanding shares were held by three record holders in the United States, which includes 396,434,315 Class A common shares held of record by Deutsche Bank Trust Company
Americas, the depositary of our ADS program. The number of beneficial owners of our ADSs in the United States is likely to be much larger than the number of record holders of our common shares in the United States. None of our existing shareholders
have different voting rights from other shareholders in the same class. See Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees  B. Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers  Employee Agreements for a description
of the employment agreements we have entered into with our senior executive officers.

Our common shares are divided into Class A
common shares and Class B common shares. Holders of Class A common shares are entitled to one vote per share, while holders of Class B common shares are entitled to ten votes per share.

We are not aware of any arrangement that may, at a subsequent date, result in a change of control of our company.

Business Operations Agreement. Pursuant to the business operations agreement dated as of June 5, 2007 and amended and
restated as of June 6, 2012, among NQ Beijing, Beijing Technology and the shareholders of Beijing Technology, Beijing Technology must appoint the persons designated by NQ Beijing to be its directors, general manager, chief financial officer and
any other senior officers. Beijing Technology agrees to accept the proposal provided by NQ Beijing from time to time relating to employment, daily business and financial management. Without NQ Beijing or its representatives prior written
consent, Beijing Technology shall not conduct any transaction which may materially affect its assets, business, personnel, rights, liabilities or operations. In addition, the shareholders of Beijing Technology irrevocably appointed a person designed
by NQ Beijing as their attorney-in-fact to vote on their behalf on all matters of Beijing Technology requiring shareholder approval, including matters relating to the transfer of any or all of their respective equity interests in Beijing Technology,
and appointment of the directors, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, and other senior management members of Beijing Technology. They further agree to withdraw such appointment and appoint another person as their power-in-fact per
NQs request in any time. The shareholders of Beijing Technology agree to transfer any dividends, bonus or any other benefits or interests, which they received as the shareholders of Beijing Technology, to NQ Beijing without any conditions.
This agreement is effective until NQ Beijing ceases to exist. NQ Beijing may terminate the agreement at any time by providing 30-days advance written notice to Beijing Technology and to each of its shareholders. Neither Beijing Technology nor
any of its shareholders may terminate this agreement prior to the expiration date.

Equity Interest Pledge
Agreement. Pursuant to the equity interest pledge agreement dated as of August 6, 2007 and amended and restated as of June 6, 2012, among NQ Beijing and the shareholders of Beijing Technology, as amended, the shareholders of
Beijing Technology pledge all of their respective equity interests in Beijing Technology to NQ Beijing, to guarantee Beijing Technology and its shareholders performance of their obligations under the exclusive technical consulting services
agreement, equity disposition agreement and business operations agreement. If Beijing Technology and/or any of its shareholders breach their contractual obligations under these agreements, NQ Beijing, as pledgee, will be entitled to certain rights,
including the right to sell the pledged equity interests. Without NQ Beijings prior written consent, shareholders of Beijing Technology shall not transfer or assign the pledged equity interests, or create or allow any encumbrance that would
prejudice NQ Beijings interests. During the term of this agreement, Beijing Technology shall not distribute any dividends or profits; otherwise NQ Beijing is entitled to receive all of the dividends and profits paid on the pledged equity
interests. The equity interest pledge will be effective upon the completion of the registration of the pledge with the competent local branch of the SAIC, and expire when, upon NQ Beijings written confirmation, Beijing Technology and its
shareholders have fully performed their obligations under the exclusive technical consulting services agreement, equity disposition agreement and business operations agreement. We have registered the pledge of Beijing Technologys equity
interests with the Beijing Administration for Industry and Commerce, and thus are entitled to enforce the pledge against any third parties who may acquire the equity interests in Beijing Technology in good faith. See Item 3. Key Information
 D. Risk Factors  Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure  We rely on contractual arrangements with our consolidated affiliated entities in China and their shareholders for our operations, which may not be as effective as direct
ownership in providing operational control and may negatively affect our ability to conduct our business.

Agreements that Transfer Economic
Benefits to Us

Exclusive Technical Consulting Services Agreement. Pursuant to the exclusive technical
consulting services agreement dated as of June 5, 2007 between NQ Beijing and Beijing Technology, NQ Beijing has exclusive right to provide technical consulting services relating to, among other things, research and development of mobile
anti-virus software, training for employees, transfer of research and development technology, public relations, market research and analysis, strategic planning and sales and marketing to Beijing Technology. Without NQ Beijings prior written
consent, Beijing Technology shall not engage any third party for any of the technical consulting services provided under this agreement. In addition, NQ Beijing exclusively owns all intellectual property rights resulting from the performance of this
agreement. Beijing Technology agrees to pay a quarterly service fee to NQ Beijing based on the percentage of revenue of Beijing Technology as set forth in this agreement. During the term of this agreement, NQ Beijing shall have the right to adjust
the service fees. The term of this agreement expires upon the dissolution date of NQ Beijing under the laws and regulations of the PRC. NQ Beijing can terminate this agreement at any time by providing 30-days prior written notice. Beijing
Technology is not permitted to terminate this agreement prior to the expiration date.

Agreements that Provide Us the Option to Purchase the Equity Interest in Beijing Technology

Equity Disposition Agreement. Pursuant to the equity disposition agreement dated as of June 5, 2007 and amended and
restated as of June 6, 2012, among NQ Beijing, Beijing Technology and the shareholders of Beijing Technology, Beijing Technologys shareholders grant NQ Beijing or its designated representative(s) an exclusive option to purchase, to the
extent permitted under PRC law, all or part of their equity interests in Beijing Technology. All of the equity interests in Beijing Technology can be acquired in considerations for the cancellation of all of the loans extended to Beijing
Technologys shareholders under the loan agreements mentioned below. NQ Beijing or its designated representative(s) have sole discretion to decide when to exercise such options, either in part or in full. NQ Beijing or its designated
representative(s) is entitled to exercise the options an unlimited number of times until all of the equity interests have been acquired, and can freely transfer the option, in whole or in part to any third party. Without NQ Beijings prior
written consent, Beijing Technologys shareholders shall not transfer, donate, pledge, or otherwise dispose of their equity shareholdings in any way. The equity disposition agreement has a term of ten years, but may be extended at the sole
option of NQ Beijing. NQ Beijing also has the right to require other parties to sign an updated equity disposition agreement instead of extending the existing one.

Loan Agreements. On June 5, 2007, NQ Beijing and the shareholders of Beijing Technology entered into a loan agreement,
pursuant to which NQ Beijing extended interest-free loans to the shareholders of Beijing Technology with an aggregate amount of RMB6,122,500. In addition, NQ Mobile Inc. extended a loan in the amount of US$250,000 to the shareholders of Beijing
Technology with an annual interest rate of 6.0%. In January 2011, NQ Mobile Inc., NQ Beijing and the shareholders of Beijing Technology entered into an agreement, which provides that the sole purpose of the loans in the amounts of RMB6,122,500 and
US$250,000 is to provide funds necessary for the capital injection of Beijing Technology and that the obligations of the shareholders of Beijing Technology to repay such loans can only be fully performed by the sale of all of its equity interests to
NQ Beijing or its designated representative(s) pursuant to the equity disposition agreement. On May 31, 2012, NQ Beijing and the shareholders of Beijing Technology entered into another loan agreement, pursuant to which NQ Beijing extended
interest-free loans to the shareholders of Beijing Technology with an aggregate amount of RMB 40,000,000. We refer to these agreements collectively as the loan agreements. Without NQ Beijings prior written consent, the shareholders of Beijing
Technology shall not approve any transaction which may significantly affect its assets, operations or liabilities. The term of the loan agreements is ten years, and may be extended if both parties agree in writing.

The contractual agreements between FL Mobile, FL Beijing and the shareholders of FL Mobile are substantially the same as the contractual
agreements among NQ Beijing, Beijing Technology and the shareholders of Beijing Technology.

The contractual agreements between Wanpu
Beijing, Wanpu Century and the shareholders of Wanpu Century are substantially the same as the contractual agreements among NQ Beijing, Beijing Technology and the shareholders of Beijing Technology, except that instead of an exclusive technical
consulting services agreement, they entered into a exclusive business cooperation agreement. Below is a summary of the exclusive business cooperation agreement between Wanpu Beijing and Wanpu Century:

Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement. Pursuant to the exclusive business cooperation agreement dated as of July 1, 2011
between Wanpu Beijing and Wanpu Century, Wanpu Beijing has an exclusive right to provide overall business support, technical services and consulting services to Wanpu Century. Without Wanpu Beijings prior written consent, Wanpu Century shall
not accept service or support from, or cooperate with, any third party. Wanpu Beijing may designate a person to provide service or support to Wanpu Century under this agreement. In addition, Wanpu Beijing exclusively owns all intellectual property
rights resulting from the performance of this agreement. Wanpu Century agrees to pay a service fee to Wanpu Beijing based on the percentage of revenue of Wanpu Century as set forth in this agreement. The term of this agreement is ten years from the
date of this agreement. Wanpu Beijing can unilaterally renew this agreement by its written confirmation, and Wanpu Century must agree to such renewal. Wanpu Beijing may terminate this agreement at any time by providing 30-days advance written
notice to Wanpu Century. Wanpu Century may not terminate this agreement unless such termination arises from Wanpu Beijings gross negligence or deceit.

In connection with our issuance of Series A preferred shares, we and our then-existing shareholders entered into a shareholders agreement
on June 7, 2007. This shareholders agreement was amended four times on June 22, 2007, December 15, 2007, April 26 and November 12, 2010, respectively. Under the shareholders agreement, as amended, holders of our
registrable shares are entitled to certain registration rights set forth below.

Demand Registration Rights. Holders of
registrable securities holding at least 20% of the registrable securities then outstanding have the right to demand that we file a registration statement covering the offer and sale of their securities. We, however, are not obligated to effect a
demand registration if, among other things, we have already effected a registration under the Securities Act within six months prior to the date of such request pursuant to which such holders had an opportunity to participate as a piggyback
registrant. We have the right to defer filing of a registration statement for up to 90 days if our board of directors determine in good faith that filing of a registration will be materially detrimental to us, but we cannot exercise the
deferral right more than once in any twelve-month period.

Form F-3 Registration Rights. Holders of registrable
securities holding at least 20% in voting power of the registrable securities then outstanding (or a lesser percent if the anticipated aggregate offering price would exceed US$2,000,000) have the right to request that we file a registration
statement of the registrable securities. When we are eligible for use of Form F-3 or Form S-3, any holder of any registrable security has the right to request that we file a registration statement thereunder at any time, but not more than
twice during any twelve month period. We, however, are not obligated to effect a registration on Form F-3 if, among other scenarios, we have, within the six-months period preceding the date of such request, already effected a registration under
the Securities Act other than a registration from which the registrable securities of such holders have been excluded (with respect to all or any portion of the registrable securities other holders requested be included in such registration). We
have the right to defer filing of a registration statement for up to 60 days if our board of directors determine in good faith that filing of a registration will be materially detrimental to us and our shareholders, but we cannot exercise the
deferral right more than once in any twelve-month period and we may not register any other of our shares during such twelve-month period.

Piggyback Registration Rights. If we propose to file a registration statement in connection with a public offering of
securities of our company other than in response to demands from holders of registrable securities under their demand registration rights or Form F-3 registrable rights or relating to a company stock plan or corporate reorganization or other
Rule 145 transaction, an offer and sale of debt securities, or a registration on any registration form that does not permit secondary sales), then we must offer each holder of the registrable securities the opportunity to include their shares
in the registration statement.

Expenses of Registration. We will pay all expenses relating to any demand, piggyback or
Form F-3 registration, except each holder that exercised its demand registration rights shall bear such holders proportionate share (based on the total number of shares sold in such registration other than for the account of our company)
of all selling expenses incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to such registration. We are also not required to pay for any expenses of any registration proceeding begun in response to holders exercise
of their demand registration rights if the registration request is subsequently withdrawn at the request of the holders of a majority of the registrable securities to be registered, subject to a few exceptions.

Termination of our Obligations. Our obligations with respect to any registrable securities proposed to be sold by a holder in a
registration pursuant to aforementioned rights shall terminate on the seventh (7th) anniversary of our initial public offering, or, if, in the opinion of our counsel, all such registrable
securities proposed to be sold by a holder may then be sold without registration in any ninety (90) day period pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

During 2010, we entered into housing loan contracts with 10 employees, under which we provided interest-free housing loans to the employees in
the amount of $180,000 each. The employees were each required to repay a certain percentage of the loans immediately upon signing the relevant loan agreements and repay a fixed amount per month for the next five years. During 2011, we entered into
an interest-free housing loan agreement with an employee amounting to US$78,681 with a fixed amount of repayment each month for the next 15 years. During 2012, we entered into housing loan agreements with 4 employees amounting to RMB1,900,000 with a
fixed amount of repayment each month for the next 10 or 15 years. During 2013, we entered into interest-free housing loan agreement with 4 employees amounting to RMB1,100,000 with a fixed amount of repayment each month for the next 10 or 15 years.
The loans were guaranteed by RPL Holdings Limited. As of December 31, 2013, we had outstanding housing loans of US$0.6 million.

As
of December 31, 2013, we had interest-free loans of US$3.9 million to Hesine Technologies International Worldwide Inc., in which we hold minority equity interest, for its business operation.

As of December 31, 2013, we had a bridge loan of US$2.3 million to Huayong, in which we hold minority equity interest, for its business
operation.

As of December 31, 2013, we had interest-free loans of US$1.0 million to Shenzhen Xinbo Co., Ltd., a company over which
one of our senior management has significant influence, for its business operation.

Transactions with Wangnuo Xingyun

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, we earned commissions of US$56,339 from the purchase of mobile hardware for Beijing Wangnuo
Xingyun Technology Co., Ltd, or Wangnuo Xingyun, over which a member of our senior management has significant influence. All receivables from Wangnuo Xingyun have been paid off as of December 31, 2013.

Transactions with Companies in which We have Equity Investment

As of December 31, 2013, we made prepayment of US$1.5 million to Beijing Century Hetu Software Technology Co., Ltd., a company in which we
hold minority equity interest, as revenue-based royalty fees from the exclusive operation of its developed games. We recognized a total revenue-based royalty cost of US$0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2013.

As of December 31, 2013, we had accounts payable of US$54,485 to Showself, a company in which we hold minority equity interest, for
revenue sharing from the joint operations of its developed game. In the year of 2013, we also promoted mobile applications developed by Showself through Wanpu Century and recognized advertising revenue of US$22,832.

Employment Agreements

See
Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees  B. Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers  Employee Agreements for a description of the employment agreements we have entered into with our senior executive
officers.

Share Incentives

See
Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees  B. Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers for a description of share-based compensation awards we have granted to our directors, officers and other individuals as a
group.

See footnote 24 to our financial statements for further information about our related party transactions.

From time to time, we are subject to legal proceedings, investigations and claims incidental to the conduct of our business.

Litigation

On
October 25, 2013, a putative shareholder class action lawsuit against our company, Kostuk v. NQ Mobile, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 13 CIV 12712 (D. Mass.), was filed in the United States District Court for the District of
Massachusetts. Shortly thereafter, six more putative shareholder class action suits against our company and certain current and former directors and officers of our company were filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of
New York: Ho v. NQ Mobile, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 13 CIV 7608 (S.D.N.Y.) (filed on October 28, 2013); Ghauri v. NQ Mobile, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 13 CIV 7637 (S.D.N.Y.) (filed on October 29, 2013);
Pang v. NQ Mobile, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 13 CIV 7685 (S.D.N.Y.) (filed on October 30, 2013); Hiller v. NQ Mobile, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 13 CIV 7713 (S.D.N.Y.) (filed on October 30, 2013);
Gangaramani v. NQ Mobile, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 13 CIV 7858 (S.D.N.Y.) (filed on November 5, 2013); Martin v. NQ Mobile, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 13 CIV 8125 (S.D.N.Y.) (filed on November 14,
2013). On December 2, 2013, another putative shareholder class action suit against our company and certain current and former directors and officers of our company, Hsieh v. NQ Mobile, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 13 CIV 1048
(E.D. Tex.), was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. On January 6, 2014, Kostuk v. NQ Mobile, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 13 CIV 12712 (D. Mass.), was voluntarily dismissed by the
plaintiff. On April 9, 2014, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York consolidated the six putative shareholder class action suits filed in that court under the caption, In re NQ Mobile, Inc. Securities
Litigation, Civil Action No. 13 CIV 7608 (S.D.N.Y.) (In re NQ Mobile, Inc. Securities Litigation), and appointed a lead plaintiff. On May 13, 2014, Hsieh v. NQ Mobile, Inc., et al., Civil Action
No. 13 CIV 1048 (E.D. Tex.), was transferred from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and was accepted by the Southern District of New York as related to the
consolidated putative shareholder class action, In re NQ Mobile, Inc. Securities Litigation.

On July 21, 2014, the lead
plaintiff in In re NQ Mobile, Inc. Securities Litigation filed a Consolidated Class Action Complaint (the Consolidated Complaint) against us, our co-chief executive officers Henry Yu Lin and Omar Sharif Khan, chief operating
officer Vincent Wenyong Shi, former chief financial officer Suhai Ji, former chief financial officer Kian Bin Teo, and our former auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP and its affiliate, PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited. Similar
to the previously filed complaints, the Consolidated Complaint alleges that various press releases, financial statements and other related disclosures made by our company during the alleged class period contained material misstatements and
omissions, in violation of the federal securities laws, and that such press releases, financial statements and other related disclosures artificially inflated the value of our companys ADSs. The Consolidated Complaint states that the lead
plaintiff seeks to represent a class of persons who allegedly suffered damages as a result of their trading activities related to our ADSs from March 6, 2013 to July 3, 2014, and, similar to previous complaints filed in the putative class
actions, alleges violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78(b) and 78t(a), and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5 (2013).

The actions remain at their preliminary stages. We believe the cases are without merit and intend
to defend the actions vigorously. For risks and uncertainties relating to the pending cases against us, please see Item 3. Key InformationD. Risk FactorsRisks Related to Our BusinessWe have been named as a defendant in
putative shareholder class action lawsuits that could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operation, cash flows and reputation.

On October 25, 2013, our board of directors formed a special committee, or the Special Committee, to conduct
an independent review of certain allegations raised in a report issued by Muddy Waters LLC dated October 24, 2013 (and in subsequent reports and letters issued through January 13, 2014). The Special Committee was comprised of the four
independent directors of our company at the time, Ms. Ying Han and Messrs. William Tiewei Li, Xiuming Tao and Jun Zhang, with Ms. Han serving as the chairwoman of the committee. The committee was authorized to retain independent advisors
in connection with its investigation. The Special Committee subsequently retained the global law firm of Shearman & Sterling LLP to conduct the independent review, and Shearman & Sterling LLP in turn engaged Deloitte &
Touche Financial Advisory Services Limited as forensic accountants to assist it in the matter (together, the Investigation Team). On June 4, 2014, the results of the independent investigation conducted by the Special Committee were
announced. The announcement described the scope of the work carried out during the more than seven month investigation, including substantive procedures performed to investigate each allegation. The Special Committee reported it did not find any
evidence that we had engaged in the fraudulent conduct alleged by Muddy Waters LLC. It also noted that the Investigation Team had not been able to verify that certain devices containing electronic data that it collected and copied contained all
responsive information at the time the copies were made, and that on some devices there were indications that data might be missing, for which there was not a credible explanation.

Subsequent to the release of the Special Committees findings, our audit committee engaged DLA Piper LLP as its outside counsel to advise
it with respect to matters relating to the completion of the audit, including matters relating to the observation that some data might be missing on some devices which was identified by the Special Committee. With respect to devices as to which
there were indications that data might be missing, the audit committees counsel retained the computer forensic consultant, Control Risks Group, to conduct a thorough examination of images made from devices that were collected and imaged during
the course of the Special Committees investigation and hired Stroz Friedberg to review the examination protocol. As a result of this forensic examination, the audit committees advisers were able to recover and review many files on
certain devices, which files had been deleted between the October 24 publication of the Muddy Waters report and the collection of data from those devices by the Special Committee. None were relevant to the Muddy Waters allegations. The audit
committees advisers performed additional forensic procedures to recover documents deleted prior to system reinstallations on certain of the devices following the publication of the Muddy Waters report, and similarly recovered no documents
relevant to the allegations or Special Committees investigation. In sum, the Audit Committee found no evidence of an effort to prevent the collection of documents or data relevant to the Special Committees investigation.

The Company has responded to requests from the Staff of both the New York Stock Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Commission related to
the Muddy Waters allegations and the Special Committee investigation. There are no outstanding requests, although either the SEC or NYSE Staff may make further requests and we intend to cooperate with such requests.

Dividend Policy

We have not paid
dividend in the past and do not have any present plan to pay any dividend in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain most, if not all, of our available funds and any future earnings to operate and expand our business.

We are a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands. We may receive dividends from our
PRC subsidiaries for our cash requirements, including any payment of dividends to our shareholders. PRC regulations may restrict the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends to us. See Item 4. Information on the Company  B.
Business Overview  PRC Regulation  Regulations on Dividend Distribution. Our board of directors has complete discretion on whether to distribute dividends, subject to the approval of our shareholders. Even if our board of directors
decides to pay dividends, the form, frequency and amount will depend upon our future operations and earnings, capital requirements and surplus, general financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that the board of directors may
deem relevant. If we pay any dividends, we will pay our ADS holders to the same extent as holders of our Class A common shares, subject to the terms of the deposit agreement, including the fees and expenses payable thereunder. See Item
12. Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities  D. American Depositary Shares. Cash dividends on our common shares, if any, will be paid in U.S. dollars.

B.

Significant Changes

Except as disclosed elsewhere in this annual report, we have
not experienced any significant changes since the date of our audited consolidated financial statements included in this annual report.